Gary Player Warns Golfers About a Hidden Flaw Ruining Their Short Game Golf legend Gary Player shares the critical technique mistake costing you strokes around the green—and his systematic fix for it.

You might think you’re good at the short game? You know chipping, bunker play, and putting. But you wouldn’t want to turn your back on one of golf’s all-time greats, Gary Player’s advice. Right? Recently on X, he has shared the exact secret that transformed his chipping game and helped him win nine major championships.

“A secret to good chipping is accelerating through impact,” Player wrote. “Because chipping and wedge play can be about feel and hitting delicate shots, we have the tendency to decelerate, which often leads to hitting it thin or fat.”

The clip shows Player executing his smooth chip shot. His hands move confidently through the ball instead of hesitating. The warning is clear: when golfers face a delicate shot that requires a light touch, they often pull back on impact. Th