Commitment Drill #2 - Landing Spot Drill
A drill to focus on landing area and commit to that area to give you better results with your short game.
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Sharpen your short game with expert tips, drills and techniques covering pitching, chipping, bunker play and recovery shots to help you save strokes around the greens.
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Commitment Drill #3 - Using the bounce
This drill, which you can do out on the practice area will help you focus on using the bounce to improve your short game.
Commitment Drill #1 - Choosing the right club
This drill, which you can do out on the practice area will help you focus on using the right club around the green.
How to use putting stats to your advantage
Head of St Andrews Links Academy, Steve North explains how understanding the putting stats from the PGA Tour can make you a better putter.
How to read greens more effectively
It is hard to hole your fair share of putts if you cannot ready greens consistently or effectively. To help you do just that, Odyssey have teamed up with Steve North, Head of Instruction at the St Andrews Links Academy to give you a sure fire way to read greens correctly.
How to make your putting practice more effective
Practice putting is really great for your game, but taking it from the putting green to the course can be difficult. In this video, Steve North shares a tip that will help you make your putting practice 'live'.
How to improve you pace control with this simple putting drill
Steve North, Head of Instruction at the St Andrews Links Trust Academy shares his tip for quickly improving your pace control in the greens.
How to improve your putting pace control
Steve North, Head of Tuition at the St Andrews Links Academy shares a drill that will firstly improve your strike and secondly your pace control.
Which stroke are you and which type of putter should you use as a result
Did you know that the type of stroke you use when putting should dictate the type of putter you use when playing? Steve North, Head of Instruction at the St Andrews Links Academy explains more.
Which putting grip is right for you?
There many ways to hold the putter, put three different types of grip work best for most golfers. In this video Steve North talks through the three ways that you can hold the putter in order to be succesful.
How to set up correctly to a putt
In week 1 of our Odyssey Putting Series, Steve North shares some tips on how to correctly set up to putt.
Connect With Your Game - Chip and Run
In this part of the 'Connect With Your Game' series, Andy Carter helps explains the importance of identifying and successfully executing the best occasions to attempt the chip and run out on the golf course.
Connect With Your Game - Lob Shot
In this part of Andy Carter's short series he discusses the importance of being able to successful execute the perfect lob shot and understanding when and where that specific shot is needed.
Andrew Murray Bunker Lesson - How to play the long bunker shot
The long bunker shot is often considered the hardest in golf. In this video Cleveland Golf's Andrew Murray shares some tips with Instragram star Chloe Allyn to help tackle the toughest of shots.
Andrew Murray Chipping Lesson - Alignment stick impact drill
Andrew Murray is joined by Kevin Paver to learn more about how you can use an impact dtick to put 'zip' into your chipping action and improve your strike, spin and distance control as a result.
Andrew Murray Chipping Lesson - Alignment stick drill
Andrew Murray is joined by Kevin Paver for a chipping lesson where he learns to use an alignment stick to help with his impact.
Andrew Murray Bunker Lesson - How to play a plugged lie
Finding your ball plugged in the bunker can be one of the most infuriating sights in golf, but should you be so unfortunate, you need to know how to escape with the lowest score possible.
Andrew Murray Bunker Lesson - The splash the sand drill
In this video Cleveland ambassador, Andrew Murray is joined by Chloe Allyn where they practice a drill to help Chloe escape the sand on a consistent basis.
Andrew Murray Chipping Lesson - Club and shot selection
Cleveland Golf's Andrew Murray is joned my Hacker to Single Figures, Kevin Paver to look at how making the right shot and club selection can lead to more up and downs and lower scores.
Andrew Murray Chipping Lesson - Introducing Loft
In this video Kevin Paver embarks on his second lesson with Andrew Murray where they talk through how to introduce more loft to his shots around the green.
Andrew Murray Chipping Lesson - Improve your strike
Andrew Murray is joined by YouTuber, Kevin Paver. They look at some of the fundamentals needed for great chipping and inparticular how to improve strike. .
Tour Pro Tips with Chris Paisley - The 5 Up, 5 Down Drill
European Tour Professional and Galvin Green Ambassador, Chris Paisley shares some his tips to make you a better putter and best prepare for your next game. Take a look at his '5 up, 5 down' distance control drill.
Tour Pro Tips with Chris Paisley - Zero in your Chipping
European Tour Professional and Galvin Green ambassador, Chris Paisley shares a great tip to really help you focus in on your chipping distance control before you head out onto the course.
Chipping Tips - Miss low side to make more Up and Downs
Getting up and down from tricky little chipping areas can be a massive boost to your round and lead to lots of birdies. James Reeson evaluates the best way for you to give yourself great chances at making birdies from successful chip shots.
How to Fix Your Chipping Yips
The yips is typically associated with putting, however it is also evident in some amateur golfers short games. Ryan Metcalfe gives you the best tips and drills on how to fix your short game yips.
The Best Way to Chip - Air or Ground?
Ryan Metcalfe examines the best way to chip around the greens. Metcalfe highlights the positives and negatives regarding both chipping techniques, and explains why the old fashioned 'bump and run' might not always be the best option for the modern game.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 4 - Find the Average Game
Phil Akers shows you a great drill to help you practice a variety of short game shots, along with understanding what your current level and knowing how to improve that level on the course.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 4 - Your Own Short Game Handicap
Understanding where your short game strengths and weaknesses lie is a massive part of helping you become a better short game golfer. Phil Akers helps you understand and create your own short game handicap.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 4 - The Ladder Drill
Practicing your short game is the key to getting better when you're out on the golf course. Phil Akers simple ladder drill is a great way of practicing your technique with a bit of added pressure, to resemble being out on a golf course.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 3 - The High Lob Shot
The high lob shot is a chip shot that demands a lot of confidence and great execution. Phil Akers explains the key fundamentals in order to play the shot correctly and effectively.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 3 - The Low Check Shot
Being able to play a variety of shots around the green is crucial for any amateur golfer to be successful when chipping. Phil Akers teaches how to execute the low check shot to give you another shot option when chipping around the greens out on the course.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 2 - Improving Strike
Phil Akers helps you understand the best way to become a better striker of the golf ball when chipping around the greens. By making sure your club is in the correct position at setup, your success with ball striking will naturally improve along with it.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 2 - Chipping High and Low
The ability to vary your chip shots both high and low can dramatically help you improve your shot selection and shot success around the greens when out on the golf course. Phil Akers gives you his tips to achieve the best results when hitting your chip shots high and low.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 1 - The Chip and Run
The chip and run is one of the simplest and most effective chip shots a golfer can play. Phil Akers shows you the best tips to execute this shot successfully and consistently.
Four Week Chipping Programme: Week 1 - Assessing The Situation
Phil Akers begins his 4 week chipping programme with his first video regarding assessing the short game situation. Phil encourages you to read the situation in front of you before you choose your intended short game shot.
Bunker Tip - Learn to play the high launching bunker shot
When you've been short sided in the green-side bunker and the high launching and soft landing bunker shot is needed it can be a very precise and delicate shot. Phil Akers gives you all the tips you need to successfully execute this tricky bunker shot.
Ricardo Gouveia - How to Play the Flop Shot
Ricardo Gouveia talks through the technique you need to use to play the difficult flop shot.
Rikard Karlberg - How to Play the Chip & Check
European Tour Professional Rikard Karlberg explains how to hit one the most fun shots in golf - The chip and check shot.
Rikard Karlberg - How to Play the Flop Shot
European Tour Professional Rickard Karlberg discusses how to best go about playing the tricky flop shot.
Borja Virto - Should you have the Flag in or Out when Chipping?
European Tour Professional Borja Virto talks through his think on whether to have the flag in or out when chipping onto the green from close range.
Borja Virto - How to play the Chip & Check
European Tour Professional talks through the technique he uses to play the chip and check shot.
Borja Virto - How to Play the Chip & Run
European Tour Professional, Borja Virto talks through the technique you need to successfully play the chip and run shot.
Borja Virto - How to Play the Flop Shot
European Tour Professional Borja Virto talks through the technique he uses to play the flop shot.
Andrew Hurley - Pitching Shot Selection
PGA Professional, Andrew Hurley talks through the importance of shot and club selection when chipping around the green.
Andrew Hurley - How to Play the 40 Yard Pitch
PGA Professional, Andrew Hurley discusses shot selection from 40 yards and how playing the percentages will help your game.
