What Does Short-sided Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Around the green
Golf term
Short-sided
Short-sided in practice
Smart course management is about avoiding the short side — aiming to the "fat" side of the green so a miss leaves an easy chip, not an impossible one. Pros deliberately miss to the safe side.
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