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Word to the Wise: Practice Long on the Short of It

By Conrad Rios

Name any one of a thousand golf gurus and he or she will tell you the quickest road to a lower handicap is to get your short game under control with special emphasis on chipping and putting. Since nearly half of all strokes during a typical round of golf take place on or around a green, it's a fact that any improvement in this aspect of your game will pay off with the ultimate dividend: consistently lower scores.

To state the obvious, no one will ever have a perfect short game. However, the skills of chipping and putting show fast progress by simply taking to heart the basic principles of proper set up, stroke mechanics, and managing speed. Also, it's important to establish realistic priorities on how much practice time should be spent on these key components of your game. In other words, because half of all shots during a typical round of golf are chips and putts, half of a typical practice regimen should be dedicated to the short stuff. Remember; there is no short cut to short game nirvana.

If dedication to chipping and putting won't lead to perfection, it will certainly bring more pleasure to your game because the outcome of your play will be better from consistently lower scores. It's amazing how good the rest of your day gets when you perform well on the course. Is it fair to draw the conclusion that playing better golf will make you a nicer, happier person? Yes! Just ask the people closest to you.

So how can the weekend golfer find the time to spend on practicing skills for a game that already takes a good half day to complete? With "honey-do" lists, activities with the kids, dog park duty, and other assorted details of life, golf often gets the short end of the significance stick. If you want to maintain family obligations and still get in the work, why not practice your short game in the comfort and convenience of your own back yard.

A natural grass putting surface at home would be the ultimate dream-come-true. However, when you do the research on cost to construct and maintain a natural grass green, the impracticality will come crashing down on most of us. According to Jim Snow, head of the USGA's Greens Section, the low end on a USGA spec Green is around $25,000 and could be as much as $80,000. The bad news does not end there: the cost to keep it alive, disease free and trimmed daily would drive your little practice buddy into the hundreds of thousands of dollars with no end to the bleeding in sight.

With today's technology and workmanship, a synthetic putting green is an excellent and affordable alternative to "au naturel". Synthetic is a bargain considering the benefits a man-made surface can provide in relationship to cost. Per Gary Tettenburn of One Putt Greens, "A top quality synthetic putting green does a great job simulating the real thing at a fraction of the cost with no expense for maintenance". Including design and installation, Tettenburn quotes a starting price as low as $5,000 with the most elaborate green still well under $25,000.

"We can duplicate any kind of challenge on a One Putt Green", promises Tettenburn. "Our customers can have breaks, undulations, sandtraps, and chipping areas built in to the experience". He guarantees that no yard is too big or too small because every One Putt Green is custom designed to fit the available space.

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