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Professionals advocate an open stance for the short golf shots. From 100 yards in to the pin. I have messed around with this over the years, not being able to make up my mind which is more successful for me.
You will either like or not like what I am about to say.

An open stance is when your feet and hips are set up along a line to the left of the target, while the club blade is directed directly towards the target.

When making such shots, you want your body movement reduced to a minimum. With most of your weight on your left foot for the duration of the shot.

Standing with an open stance will help you achieve this.

Also, an open stance will help you to hit from in to out with little thought about this aspect of the swing.
Your back swing will be more upright and you will have a steeper down swing resulting in a sharply descending blow which is just what is needed to pitch the ball in the way you want.

Have a look at this and experiment. However, there are no rules about how you should hit hour shots. If you are having better results with a square stance then please do not change.

All you want is to hit the ball in the air, have it land near the pin and stop.

If you are achieving this on a consistent basis, there is certainly no need to change anything.

Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.
He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to 12.
He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.
To learn about his tips and simple techniques visit Online Golfers Handbook

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Do you look forward to your next game of golf during the working week with great anticipation, counting the days until golf day?

At the same time do you think of the shots your will play and think how great these will be on the day?

Then on the day, while travelling to the course, do doubts come into your mind about hitting good shots, straight shots, crisp chip shots around the green?

I suggest you get to the course early enough to allow you to hit some chip shots without lifting your head but remain looking at the place where the ball was.

This is a good drill to make you keep watching the ball until it is time to look up.
If you lift your head on the first or second shot, you will lift your head all day.
If you keep it down, you will do so all day.

Then hit some middle iron shots followed by several drives until you hit two or three on line and with good contact.

Then go to the putting green where you try to get some feel for the day.

Now for the important exercise.

Go somewhere quiet and visualise your game of golf. Meditate.

See yourself hitting a great drive, some wonderful iron shots and great play around the greens.
Take about ten minutes to do this.

You will find you will be more positive, more confident and your game will have improved on the day.

Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.
He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to 12.
He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.
To learn about his tips and simple techniques,

visit

http://www.onlinegolfershandbook.com Online Golfers Handbook

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The two movements of the down swing.

When making a golf shot, consciously perform your down swing so that it is in two parts.
This will increase your accuracy and your timing will be the best it has ever been.
Have a look at the average club golfer and see how he/she hits golf shots. You will see the player take the golf club back to varying distances and at once start to hit the ball from here. Not hitting from the top exactly, but the down swing starts from the top of the backward excursion.
Here is what I am suggesting. Here is what works wonderfully for me.
Take your stance normally in preparation to make your swing.
Complete your back swing and then stop at the top.
One has to stop to be able to perform the next step. You have to have time for the next move.

As though standing in a tube so that you do not sway, rotate your left hip in a backward direction.
This will bring your hands down to below your right shoulder (right handers - and vice versa for lefties).

Without stopping the downward motion, start hitting the ball from this position of your hands. It will feel that your down swing is made up of two parts. The rotation of the left hip and then the conscious continuation of the down swing using your arms. Hit the ball hard from this position.
This in effect shortens the hitting arc as the attempt to hit the ball seems to start at a lower level than normal. However, there is downward movement of the hands due to the left hip rotation. Continue this downward movement with the arms as you swing to hit the golf ball.

Hit the ball hard and the momentum of the club will take the club head through the hitting line. It will be almost impossible to hit a wayward shot if you do this correctly as the club head just can not deviate from the swing path. It is going too fast and there is too much control.

The ball will travel just as far or even further as your timing will be really good. It will have improved to amazing proportions.
You will also find that you will have less tendency to lift your head as you are concentrating so hard on hitting the ball - an added bonus.

Give it a go. You will be more than pleased.

Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.
He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to 12.
He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.
To learn about his tips and simple techniques,

visit

Online Golfers Handbook

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