12 Pitching Tips to Improve Your Short Game (Become a Pitching Pro)
Scoring your best in golf is highly influenced by how sharp your short game is.
Shots from 100 yards and in make up 60% to 65% of all the shots you take in a round. Pitch shots make up a big part of those shots.
Today I will share with you some of my best tips on how to become a pro at pitching.
Like with all parts of your game, there are no quick, short-cut type tricks to suddenly become a dramatically better pitcher of the ball. It takes an understanding of proper technique and lots of practice. Plain and simple.
Golf Pitching Tips (Key Takeaways)
You could spend days learning about how to properly pitch a golf ball. In fact, even professionals are continually looking for how to pitch the ball properly. If you have just a few minutes, at least take this information about pitching in golf.
- An awareness of wrist action in pitching is essential. Although you might not need quite as much flexion in your lead wrist during the pitch as you do in your full swing shots, it’s still important not to flip your wrists when you get close to the impact position.
- Keep your grip neutral and your stance slightly open to keep the ball flight a little higher and the contact clean.
- Put a little extra weight on the front foot to encourage that downward strike.
- Keep the backswing shorter and controlled, but always accelerate through the impact.
- Release the club head through impact; don’t hold the face open, as it could cause some inconsistencies in the shots you hit
Contents
- What is a Pitch Shot and When Do You Use it?
- 12 Proven Tips to Become a Pitching Pro
- 1. Body Lines
- 2. Posture, Width and Weight
- 3. Ball Position
- 4. Keep Shoulders Level
- 5. Get a Grip
- 6. The First Few Feet Back
- 7. Little Rotation Back, Big Rotation Down
- 8. Use HackMotion to Improve Your Pitching
- 9. Keep it Moving Kid
- 10. Get Dialed in with Distance Control
- 11. Equipment – Choose Your Weapon
- 12. Understanding Bounce and Grind
- In Summary
What is a Pitch Shot and When Do You Use it?
A pitch shot is a short game shot in which the ball carries a majority of the way to the intended target. It differs from a chip in that fact. A chip is a shot that has more roll out over its carry distance.
Pitch shots are useful in any of the following situations:
- When you are greenside and have an obstacle to carry such as a bunker.
- When you are greenside but more than 20 yards from the green’s edge.
- When you are playing fast greens and need to hit a higher shot with more spin.
- When you are short sided