The short game is complicated. I like to boil it down to two situations: You’re going to hit shots off very tight lies and those that are a little more “fluffy.” A slight adjustment for each when you recognize the type of grass you’re hitting from will make all the difference in the world.

TIGHT LIES: Here, creating extra loft is your friend and automatically engages the bounce on your wedge when pitching from hardpan, tight grass and the like. Easy. As you swing through, feel like you’re “holding” onto the club, not releasing, so that, as the club moves past impact, the clubface actually points toward the sky. The visual? Like you’re rotating your hands clockwise as you swing through the ball.

FLUFFY LIES: As you can imagine, just the opposite. Here you need to engage your wrists to the point where the toe of the club — not the face — points to the sky. Easy moves that’ll help you get up and down from anywhere.

Dom DiJulia is the director of instruction at Jericho National in New Hope, Pa.

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