Short game is about making your next shot as easy as possible.

 

If you can’t reach the Green in Regulation, find the best “Bail Out” area to make your approach.

 

When thinking about your shot to the flag, you want to leave the easiest putt possible.

 

It’s not enough to just hit to a generic “3-4ft circle” if that leaves a tough breaking putt. You want to hit your approach into your favoured quadrant:

 

Uphill / Downhill

Left to Right / Right to Left

 

Whichever putt you are most comfortable making is the quadrant you want to get your approach to finish