Scottie Scheffler’s advice for amateur golfers to become more consistent when chipping and pitching

Scottie Scheffler is one of the very best in the game around the greens, if not the best.

Scheffler has won 21 times on the PGA Tour since February 2022, including four major championships.

One of the main reasons for his success is his exceptional short game.

Scottie Scheffler has mastered every single short game shot around the greens so that when on the rare occasion he is not striking the ball well, he can still score and keep himself in tournaments.

The key to the 30-year-old world number one's stunning short game is a simple motion, one that he has honed throughout the years to near perfection.

Now you can learn from how the best player in the world goes about chipping and pitching the ball.

Scottie Scheffler's advice for amateurs to become more consistent when chipping

When writing an instructional column for Golf Digest, the 30-year-old explained how the key to better chipping is ensuring that the hands are not active throughout the shot.

" Getting better around the greens means improving your average result, " Scheffler began.

" To get more consistent, rethink how you use your hands on these shots. For example, to hit a stock bunker shot, I'll set up with the ball forward in my stance and my hands slightly behind it so the shaft is leaning away from the target.

" Then I'll make a centered turn back and through with a lot less wrist hinge and release than a lot of players use. You don't need to use your hands all that much to hit a good shot.

" The only time my hands are more active is if I want more spin. I'll use them to speed up the clubhead's release. "

The same is true for pitching, says Scheffler

The same principle for chipping applies to pitching.

" For a pitch shot, the same holds true, " the world number one said.

" My hands aren't all that involved. I like to hit this "hook spinner", because it makes the ball land and roll out under control.

" To execute it, set up with the face square and feel like you're returning the shaft to the same position it was at address as you strike the ball.

" The idea is that you're not pulling the handle and using hand action to get the club back to the ball. Keep turning your chest and rotating the club, and you'll skid the clubhead along the ground and pick the ball clean.

" If you're taking big divots when you hit pitch shots, you're probably using your hands too much. "