Chipping & Putting Near the Green in Golf

Video Transcript

"On behalf of expertvillage.com my name is Ray Boone and I run the Ray Boone Golf Academy at the beautiful Miami Beach Club. Today I'd like to present to your the basics of short game. Many people in chipping are worried so much about the outcome of the shot and really they should be focused on picking that spot on the green thinking about where they're going to land the golf ball and quit worrying so much about the target. Most people are really scared, they're trying to get the shot well, they're trying so hard and yet really we need to just focus on landing it on spot, because that's all we have control over. So again we set up, choose the club that's going to land it on the front edge of the green. Don't fly it back to the hole if we don't need to, that's the most dangerous shot you can play. Take a lower lofted club, again it's a 7, a 9, let it roll, do not fly the ball if we don't need to. Even on the fringe of the green, you're probably better off putting rather than chipping. I would rather use the putter anytime, because my miss hits are going to be better. So I want to hit, again different shots just depending on how much green I have to work with and how far I need to fly the ball in the air to reach the green."