Because two-thirds of all golf shots are hit from within 100 yards, it’s essential that a junior golfer become proficient with his or her wedges and putter. Many instructors are too focused on the full swing or uncomfortable teaching putting and the short game; as a result, their students have trouble shooting low scores and reaching their full potential. On their good days, all solid ball strikers will post a good round, but on a day when their full swing seems to have abandoned them, only junior golfers with solid short games have a chance of posting a competitive round. At the Total Concept Golf Academy, we devote a significant amount of instruction time to the short game. There are literally dozens of different shots that need to be practiced and mastered before young golfers can feel confident in their short-game abilities. We’ll teach them a variety of shots and help them increase their skill with a series of drills that they can practice in between lessons.
The Short Game
The PGA and LPGA players that are at the top of the leader boards each week are also among the leaders in putting and short-game percentage. These statistics prove that a good short game is one of the most, if not 
the most, critical component of shooting consistently low scores.
