The Complete Short Game: Master Chipping, Pitching, Bunker Play, and Wedge Shots to Lower Your Golf Score (Scratchbound Golf Scoring Series)

Most golfers never break their score plateau — not because of their driver, but because they leak strokes inside 100 yards. The data is clear: tour pros and amateur golfers hit the ball roughly the same distance. The real gap shows up in the short game — chipping, pitching, sand play, and wedge shots from 30 to 100 yards. This is the scoring zone. And it's where most amateurs throw away three to four strokes every single round. The Complete Short Game is the system that closes that gap. Built on real fundamentals, calibrated by data, and structured around how skill actually transfers from practice to the course, this book teaches a complete short game framework — not random tips, not magic fixes, but a coherent system you can use immediately and refine over a lifetime. INSIDE THIS BOOKThe Universal Wedge Setup — the seven fundamentals every short-game shot sharesThe Three-Question Lie Check — read any lie in seconds and pick the right shot every timeThe Chipping Ladder — use one swing with different clubs to control distance effortlesslyThe L-to-L Pitch — the symmetrical swing that eliminates fat and thin pitchesLob shot technique that finally works under pressureThe Bounce Principle for greenside bunkers — escape every lie, every timeThe Wedge Matrix — your personal yardage system for every distance from 30 to 100 yardsTrouble shot recovery for bare lies, heavy rough, slopes, wind, and wet conditionsCourse management strategies that save strokes without changing your swingA 60-day practice plan with measurable goals and progressive drillsWHY THIS BOOK IS DIFFERENT Most golf instruction either drowns you in technique or relies on vague "feel" cues that fall apart under pressure. The Complete Short Game gives you both — the technical foundations that produce reliable contact, and the practice systems that build skill that actually transfers to the course. If you have ever walked off the green muttering after another chunked chip, felt your hands shake over a 30-yard pitch, wondered why your driving range short game never shows up on Sunday morning, or watched your scorecard fall apart inside 100 yards — this book is your fix. MEASURABLE RESULTS, NOT MAGIC The 60-day practice plan is the heart of this book. Work the plan as written — every drill, every measurement — and your short game will measurably improve. Not maybe. Measurably. Twenty minutes a day. Six days a week. Eight weeks. That's the price of a transformed short game. Whether you're trying to break 100 for the first time or chasing a single-digit handicap, the strokes you need are hiding in your scoring zone. This book is how you find them. Second book in the Scratchbound Golf scoring series. A companion to "The Complete Guide to Putting" — together, they cover every shot from 100 yards to the hole. Read more