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  When to Play Lob Shots

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh talks about how the lack of confidence can greatly affect your performance and how being overconfident can also do the same. Do not do a lob shot when you can do a simple shot. A lob shot is a glamour shot that is quite risky compared to just sweeping the ball into the green.

  1:08

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  Chip and Hip Turn Update

  In this tutorial, Shawn Clement will teach you a technique and a drill on how the correct movement of the hips when chipping. Rolling the back foot a little bit inward completely relaxed and practicing on the perpetual motion drill will enable you to turn your hips properly and along with it your ribcage and pelvis so that it can get out of the way of the movement of the arms. Using a medicine ball, he will demonstrate how to let gravity track the movement of the arms and that the arms and the club does not rely on the body for placement. Lastly, he will also teach you how to hit a full golf swing using the same hip turn.

  4:29

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  An Introduction to the Short Game

  In this tutorial, Denis Pug makes an introduction on the importance of the short game and then talks about the first thing that you should do to improve your short game. Have your clubs custom-fitted for you. Choose between a set of 2 wedges or a set of 3 wedges. As for the shape of the club you have two choices, the tear shaped club or the rounded club.

  2:37

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  How to Avoid Shanking the Ball

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh will teach you how to avoid shanking the ball. Shanking the ball happens when the club face gets out of position on the back swing and the club gets too far behind you. To correct this, make sure that the golf club is parallel to your target line on the back swing and the club square face when hitting the ball on impact.

  2:12

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  Practicing Your Pace & Rhythm

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh will teach you two practice drills to improve the motion of your golf swing. The first drill is to do a backswing and stopping just a bit on top of the swing before swinging through and on the second drill, instead of stopping on top of the backswing, practice on swinging the golf club back and through in flowing motion like that of a pendulum.

  2:07

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  Practice Drills on Lofting & Spinning the Ball

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh will teach you when and how to use lofting and spinning. When a ball is on the semi-rough you should loft the ball and use the loft to control the ball. On the other hand, a ball that is on the fairway is a bit difficult to lob so use the backspin of the ball instead to control it. Spinning the ball is also a bit more challenging since it requires a golf swing that has a little chop on it like that if chopping the ball on table tennis or tennis.

  2:13

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  Pitching Over a Bunker

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh will teach you how to pitch over a bunker especially if you are stuck in a difficult situation where the position of the ball is between two bunkers and in ahead is another bunker that is close to the hole. There are two ways to approach this situation; you can either treat it like a standard pitch shot like professionals do or you can let your mind wander off and panic and flick your wrist in the golf swing to try to loft the ball.

  2:04

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  The Role of the Hands & Arms in Pitching

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh will teach you the role of the forearms when doing a full golf swing and a wedge shot. He will talk about the different requirements of the two shots. Making a driving shot requires speed while making a wedge shot requires more control. The forearms should be rotated during the driver swing while during the wedge shot it should be in a firm position. Lastly, Denis Pugh will teach you how to improve your pitching by keeping the loft constant throughout the entire swing and making sure that the right forearm and the left forearm are not crossing over.

  1:40

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  Downhill Clip

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh will teach you what shot to take when hitting from an uphill position to a downhill flag. Instead of lobbing the ball using a lofted golf club, use a wedge instead and simply push the ball forward and use the sloping ground to your advantage. He will also talk about how important it is to make the right kind of shot in each situation to improve your short game.

  1:22

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  Improve your Short Game & Regain your Confidence

  In this tutorial, Denis Pugh makes an introduction about using a hybrid golf club that has no back edge and leading edge and with a flat surface to simple sweep the ball and bring it closer on to the green without relying on loft.

  1:09

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  Chipping

  In this tutorial, John Lubin will teach you the proper chipping technique putting the ball a little back towards your back foot with your feet a little closer to each other, tilt the spine in the opposite angle than you normally do (left to right or right to left) and make sure that your right shoulder is a little higher than your left that will put more weight on your left foot. By doing this, it will enable you to achieve a steeper angle on your back swing. John Lubin will also do a recap on the 5 common errors in playing golf.

  3:59

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  Chipping Tips and Tricks

  In this Tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you 3tips to improve your chips shots. The first is by using different golf clubs when hitting small, medium and long chips shots. The 2nd is, if the conditions are ideal like a mowed golf course, you can putt the ball instead of making a short chip shot. The 3^rd is by using a 3 iron built like a wood club with a longer sole plate that will stop you from stabbing the golf ball

  3:24

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  Short Game Class

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will show you the different activities that are done in a short game academy. First, you will see him observe and correct a couple of players. Second, Bobby Eldridge will teach the golf players how to progress from chipping to pitching by using a lofted golf club other than the sand wedge and visualizing the difference of the ball’s trajectory as it  travels through the air.

  2:02

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  Use Multiple Golf Clubs when Chipping

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you how to make short, medium and long chip shots using different golf clubs rather than adjusting your backswing. By putting the ball at the middle of your stance, putting a little weight on your left leg and the handle over towards your left leg and make an arm swing. With exatly the same arm swing technique, you can use a 9 iron to make a short chip shot, a slightly longer golf club to make a medium chip shot an a 5 iron to make a long chip shot.

  3:08

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  Controlling the Ball Distance

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you how to control the distance that the ball will travel when pitching by varying your golf swing. For a short pitch, do a backswing that stops when the golf club is parallel to the ground. For medium range pitch shot, do a backswing that stops when the butt of the shaft directly points at the ground. Lastly, for long pitch shots, do a full golf swing using the arms only and not moving your body.  

  2:41

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  Pitching Swing Tips - Backswing Length

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will teach you how to hit the ball solid on impact when pitching. This can be achieved by letting the golf club travel straight back and just a little bit inward on the backswing. This tutorial will also demonstrate the 2 common errors when doing a backswing by letting the golf club travel too inward or outward relative to the ball position.

  2:22

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  Running and Lofted Pitch Shots

  This tutorial demonstrate two different golf strokes; one is the pitch shot that runs and the other is a lofted pitch shot.

  1:46

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  Lofted Pitch Shot

  In this tutorial, Bobby Eldridge will talk about the different techniques in making a lofted pitch shot. 

  1:49

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  Chipping vs. Pitching

  In this lesson David Williams, explains the difference between chipping and pitching. The main differences are that chipping is used for closer,controlled shots, whilst pitching is used for further away shots, approach shots.

  2:21

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  Chipping Grip Tips

  In this lesson, the golf expert explains the importance of a good chipping grip.  This grip is different to your normal grip used for your iron and driver golf swing.

  1:40

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  Avoid wrist breaking

  In this lesson the instructor explains that breaking the wrist through impact causes all sorts of bad shots

  1:59