{"id":1406,"date":"2026-07-13T14:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/the-short-game-where-scores-are-made\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:29:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:29:47","slug":"the-short-game-where-scores-are-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/the-short-game-where-scores-are-made\/","title":{"rendered":"The Short Game: Where Scores Are Made"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"athlorix-lead wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(0.875rem, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.605), 1.2rem);\">Drives are exciting, but golf is won within a hundred yards of the hole. A sharp short game is the fastest way to lower your scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-athlorix-pro-rounded\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-jVVWsHAC.jpg\" alt=\"The Short Game: Where Scores Are Made\" class=\"wp-image-1405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-jVVWsHAC.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-jVVWsHAC-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-jVVWsHAC-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-jVVWsHAC-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/athlorix-jVVWsHAC-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chipping and Pitching<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most amateurs waste shots around the green. Solid, simple chipping technique \u2014 clean contact and good distance control \u2014 saves several strokes a round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Practise landing the ball on a spot and letting it roll out, rather than trying to be a hero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote athlorix-pullquote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drive for show, putt for dough. The short game is where the strokes hide.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Putting Is Everything<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half your shots are putts. Time spent on the practice green pays off more than any range session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Focus on speed control first \u2014 three-putts kill more rounds than missed lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list athlorix-check-list\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Prioritise clean chipping contact<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Control distance, not just direction<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Spend real time on the putting green<\/li>\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Master speed to avoid three-putts<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devote your practice to the short game and watch your handicap fall faster than any swing change could manage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drives are exciting, but golf is won within a hundred yards of the hole. A sharp short game is the fastest way to lower your scores. Chipping and Pitching Most amateurs waste shots around the green. Solid, simple chipping technique \u2014 clean contact and good distance control \u2014 saves several strokes a round. Practise landing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adnanthemes.com\/athlorixpro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}