article_snippet: deduced players on the PGA Tour were neglecting one of the most important areas of the game -- from 100 yards in.
article_snippet: Pelz calculations underlined the short game accounted for as much as 65% of golf, and also happened to be the one area in which most professionals struggled.
article_snippet: Pelz said: "Thirty five years ago nobody even talked about short game -- the term wasn't used.
article_snippet: But I did my research and I measured how many shots people hit and my research turns out everybody does hit the first two shots.
article_snippet: So the truth is there are two long shots and three or four or five short game shots
article_snippet: If all you practice is the long game, practicing that for the rest of your life will not help your short game because they take different swings.
article_snippet: While some players will never be able to match the game's power hitters no matter how hard some players train, short game is one area pros and amateurs can make huge strides in.
article_snippet: and I will kill he in the short game and putting.
article_snippet: you'll never conquer the full power game as much as you can conquer the short game and putting for amateurs.
article_snippet: I want them to focus there and enjoy the short game more.