Play the fat side.

What's going on.

A pin tucked against trouble turns a normal miss into a hard next shot. The fat side is the wide part of the green, the one with room. Leave the miss there and the next shot is a putt. Leave it the other way and you are short-sided.

What's already OK.

You already have a mid-iron that can find a green. The target is the part that still leaves a putt.

The one thing.

Aim at the fat side. Let the miss stay there.

The drill.

Fat side first

On the course, or a range flag with a wide side and a short side. Stock full mid-iron.

10 approaches. Name the fat side out loud before each one.

The fat side is the target. The pin is just a location on it.

On the course.

The miss is still on the green, on the wide side. The next shot is a putt.

• ☐Fat side first: 10 approaches, name it out loud
• ☐Next 9 holes: fat side first on every approach