Yesterday I posted a brief article about pitching versus chipping. Today I’ll share with you a tip my dad taught me when I was first learning the game.

It isn’t his original idea - though my dad is pretty sharp. His pro always advocated “keep it in the tub”. In case that’s just a silly thing to say that no one has ever heard of, the “tub” is roughly a 3-foot circle around the hole. If you are on the green and far from the hole, or getting ready to pitch or chip on, just try to hit the ball hard enough to get into the “tub” and not roll out. This will alleviate the stress of focusing on the right amount of roll to get into the cup.

With the reduced stress, you can focus on your line and the breaks on the green. It is a lot easier to gauge how hard to hit the ball when you have a 3-foot diameter circle to hit to rather than a 3-inch diameter circle. Still aim for the cup (obviously), but know that if you are at least in the tub, you’ll have a lot easier time getting off the green in two. As I said yesterday, it’s really hard to get rid of those clever three-putt nicknames your oh-so-smart golfing buddies can come up with.

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