PGA Master Professional and Mizuno Brand Ambassador Denis Pugh is one of Europe's top golf coaches. He has coached over 150 tour pros including 8 time Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie. Here Denis shows you how to improve your short game.


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Well, over the years I have been fortunate to spend some time around the European Tour. I have seen some of the great players and I have seen them do some trick shots. I thought it might be interesting for you to see one or two ones that I think I might be able to play, but let's go ahead and see if I am any good at it. Well, the first thing is in coaching what I always talk about keeping the pressure light when you play a chip shot. So when you have both hands on the club you can feel the weight of the club head. That's the principle of any of the chip shots, but to get the feeling of this you can play one handed. Actually that's not a trick shot, that's a genuine practicing. You can play with the left hand, but you can also play with no hands. I wouldn't recommend that one, it tends to leave a pitch mark on the green; hard to explain what you are doing with your wedge pitch mark repairer. But I am always hearing about backspin, how to get more backspin. Well, this is simple, little trick shot here. Put two balls together toe-to-toe, they are touching each other and then just simply go ahead and hit the back ball, watch what happens. Spot the ball as it lands. That's how to get backspin. Now, the money shot, the pay offline, I am going to hit the bottom ball, top ball is going to pop up in the air and I'll get it in my pocket, will go with the ball. Oh! Just missed, anyway, it's a little bit of fun, things you can do to make your practice little more interesting and just have a bit of fun.