short side 1. the side of the putting green closest to the position of the cup 2.
Speaking generally, for most putts in which the ratio of the short side to the long side of the rectangle is about 1 to 20 (e.g., a 20-foot putt with a 1-foot break or a 10-foot putt with a 0.5-foot break), ...
Even players with great short games have trouble playing the ball from the short side of a green.
A high soft shot, commonly known as the "lob shot", is needed anytime you miss the green in the wrong area, or "short side" of the pin. The address position for this shot is achieved with the weight toward the back leg.
During the first round of this year's PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Phil continually put himself in position to make bogeys, missing greens on the short side or missing fairways, ...
 See also: Practice, Slice, Putting, Rough, Putting green
  
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