Pocketshots Short Game - Fundamentals

 Pocketshots™ - "Short Game - Fundamentals"
by Keith Williams, PGA Master Professional

This guide is brought to you by Keith Williams a PGA Master Professional who has written and starred in the Pocketshots™ editions on the short game.

Is he Britain's answer to Dave Pelz? Well he's certainly got great experience in the game and has coached many talented young players and professionals including many of today’s European Tour players including Sandy Lyle, Scott Drummond, Steve Webster, John Bickerton, Anthony Wall, Gary Wolstenholme, Russell Claydon and others.

Keith was National Coach & Director of Coaching for the English Golf Union for 9 years and he played a major role in the development of training programmes throughout the EGU training system.

Since 2000 he has worked closely with the Sport England Lottery funded World Class Performance Programme for elite amateur golfers on England squads and has travelled with players around the world coaching and supporting their tournament efforts.

In 2002, he won the coveted PGA of Europe 5 Star Professional Award and in 2004 was voted one of Golf Monthly’s Top 25 Coaches.

In the first of a number of short game Pocketshots™ editions, Keith takes you through the fundamentals required to achieve a consistent short game.

This covers:

Ball Flight
The role of the club head, club face and shaft angle
The setup - covering grip, posture, balance, alignment and ball position
Swing motion and swing shape
Shot and club selection
Reading greens
Different stances around the green
How to play the greenside Chip Shot
How to play the Pitch Shot