Big Swing Golf breaks down how golfers should split their practice time between the driving range and short game area. They explain why tour pros dedicate over half their practice time to chipping and putting, emphasizing that efficient scrambling saves more strokes than trying to build a perfect swing.
Spend at least 50% of your total practice time on short game, including both chipping and putting.
Tour professionals spend more than half of their practice day on short game because it yields the highest stroke-saving potential.
You do not need a perfect full swing to score well if you can reliably get up and down after missing greens.