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Rick Shiels demonstrates the benefits of high-percentage shot selection when playing from just off the green. By comparing the 'Texas Wedge' (putting from the fairway/fringe) against a standard chip shot, he shows how to minimize risk and improve consistency.

• Choose a putter over a wedge when the ground between the ball and the green is relatively flat and the grass is short.
• A poorly struck putt almost always ends up closer to the hole than a poorly struck chip.
• Minimize technical 'hero' shots to reduce the risk of duffs and thins.
• Focus on distance control with the putter rather than trying to get a wedge to check up perfectly.

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