It is not that difficult to achieve an acceptable short game.  It will take a bit of practice, but the method I will show you, in my opinion, (and I have a good short game) is the easiest most effective approach to this part of the game.  I use no or almost no wrists or hand motion at all on 95% of my shots.  (See and watch Greg Norman.)  I can even show you how to hit a great no wrist flop shot which will serve you on about 90% of the flop shots you need.  The only time I feel hands belong in the short game is when you need a large amount of spin (top or back) on the ball.  And I mean need not want.  Most, 95% + shots can be made without it and in my opinion can be made more consistently.  Now this doesn't mean you hit short shots without "feel" in your hands.  It just means not manipulating the club with your wrists; and using your shoulders to generate smoothness and consistency.  The only players who are any good at the short game and are ":handsy" are the ones who spend hundreds of hours practicing it.  Even at that, all of those players still use the basic shoulder turn (back), shoulder through on most of their short game shots and almost every pro uses that method in putting.

All good short game players use a nice shoulder turn.  All people with less than adequate short games do not have or use their shoulders properly.  The short game is all about just turning your shoulders back the proper distance and smoothly returning them through to target!  It' just Drill #2 without doing Drill #1 first.  That's all there is to a good short game.

So before we go any further, here's the short game drill.  By the way, this is also the putting drill, only in the putting drill you will have a putter in your hand and have your putting stance.  The action is the exact same.  This really keeps the short game simple and believe me is quite effective.

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