In this detailed golf lesson, our experienced instructor breaks down the essentials of proper stance and ball position specifically for short shots, such as chipping and pitching. Filmed in a state-of ...

Envision this scenario: You’ve hit the fairway off the tee, navigated the hole with expert-level course management, and just missed a green-in-regulation, so all that’s left for par is getting ...

Maybe it’s just the 13 handicap in me coming out, but I’ve really struggled with 50-yard wedge shots lately — and many amateurs can probably relate. For only being half a football field away from the ...

Welcome to Shaving Strokes, a GOLF.com series in which we’re sharing improvements, learnings and takeaways from amateur golfers just like you — including some of the speed bumps and challenges they ...

In an article about three months ago, I detailed what the bounce off a wedge is. But knowing what bounce is and knowing how to use it on short game shots are two different things. Most golfers know ...

During a recent golf trip to see Wik at Claremont Golf Club in Portland, OR, I asked him something most amateur golfers struggle with: What is bounce on a wedge, and how should you use it in the short ...

Like many amateur golfers, I really struggle hitting short-game shots — which is only adding unnecessary strokes to my scorecard each round. But the real trouble starts once I get a wedge in my hands, ...

Having a blind shot in golf is always nervy. But having one within 75 yards of the green adds even more pressure — since most ...

The golf world learned the sad news this week that Dave Pelz, the legendary short game instructor, passed away at the age of 85. Pelz thought about the game like nobody else. At a time when putting ...

It’s a hard truth many golfers don’t like to admit: You hit about four greens a round. Tops. On the other 14 holes you’re missing greens right, left, long and short. That’s a bunch of short-game shots ...

86-year-old Lee Trevino made a spectacular eagle two with a wedge on the par-4 13th hole during the final round of the PNC Championship this past weekend. Playing with his son Daniel, the six-time ...