Welcome to the short game area on Golf Insider. Here you can find in-depth guides to improve your chipping, pitching and find fun new ways to practice. Click on the links below to jump to a section.
All short game articles
Short Game Practice Plan
In this article, I’ve put together some of my favourite short game skills games. Together they give you some great strategies to develop a pretty epic short game. Read more
Golf Chipping Technique & Tips [The Ultimate Guide]
In this article we’re going to dive into detail to help you build an awesome short game. This is an advanced guide on chipping technique, detailing the chipping tips you’ll need to get to a scratch standard or better. If you are looking for a simpler, beginner friendly guide check out our how to chip…
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How to Chip in Golf – A Free Lesson From A Pro
In this article we’ll cover the basics of how to chip. This is the exact method I’ve used to coach hundreds of golfers – it is simple, effective and I’ve also included some great practice games. Read more
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Golf Chipping Drills & Practice Games
If you can improve your average distance to the hole from 8-feet to 4-feet when chipping you’ll notice a big difference in your ability to score. In this article I’ve put together my top drills to help you practice your short game and improve your proximity to the hole. Below we have three great chipping…
How to Hit a Bunker Shot – The Ultimate Guide
Bunker shots are the nemesis of many golfers, but bunker play is one area of the game where some simple coaching can have a huge impact. In the guide we’ll cover how to hit bunker shots and move onto some advanced tips for controlling distance, accuracy and trajectory. Read more
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The ultimate golf wedge guide
Great wedge play is a sure way to improve your scoring ability. Whether it is your 2nd, 3rd (or 4th) shot into par 4’s and par 5’s – being a great wedge player will improve your scoring and make golf a lot more fun. Read more
Golf Pitching Tips, Technique & Drills
In this article we’ll cover the essentials of golf pitching, and give you a plan to build this area of your game. We’ll start off with golf pitching technique and concepts, move onto some pitching tips and finish up with some great pitching drills and practice games. Read more
The ultimate short game practice challenge
This game ranks as the favourite short game practice that I give to golf professionals and elite amateurs who I work with. It combines chipping practice, pitching practice and bunker practice all into one tidy hour of golf practice. It also scales well and continually challenges you as your short game develops, and provides you…