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Originally Posted by tongzilla
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Better short game will definitely carry over to your long game. Everything is done a lot slower, making it easier for you to work on the Three Imperatives and Essentials. And if you can't do it properly at half speed, what chance have got at full speed?
Also, the 'click' of a three dimensional impact is much more evident when doing chips and pitches.
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Probably 90% of my practice is devoted to short game. Like tongzilla said, it is easier to monitor the imperatives because you are working at slower speeds.
Today, somebody I played with commented on how loud the "click" was when I was chipping. Based on the sound, he said he thought my chips were going to go off the green, but was amazed how close I was hitting them to the pin.
To show how important the short game was to me today, of the 11 pars I made, I only hit 2 greens in regulation. I chipped close on 7 greens for easy 1-putts and my other 3 pars were wedges that were within 15 feet and converting the putts.
Before TGM, I never would have been able to shoot 79 while having only 2 GIR.