Bangkok Post – Head to practice green to knock five shots off game

Practising the short game is what many of us know we should be doing but the thrill of smacking many drives in a row in the hope of a few good ones is an obsession that most golfers have and alas — only causes fatigue and bad habits.

The immense importance of the short game and subsequently turning 3-shots into 2 is the main ingredient in the recipe of moving into the rare classification of a ‘good golfer’.

So, if you want to knock five shots off your game in a hurry, leave the long clubs in your bag and head to the practice green. It’s up to you to work things out and develop a wonderful short game. You can be any size and don’t have to be built like an American football player to play this game…