A lie in deep rough can be frustrating, especially when its only a short a distance from the green and you can't drive your way out with an iron. "Golf Digest" Top 50 Instructor David Glenz notes that golfers often feel the need to swing with their arms and hack the ball out of the rough; but a choppy swing leads to inconsistent contact. If you turn your body through the swing, however, you will become more consistent and better able to reliably pitch onto the green from deep rough.
A pitch shot in golf is executed by shortening the full swing in order to hit a low shot into the green that will initially check and then provide roll toward the hole. Simply put, a pitch shot is in between a full iron shot a...
Pitching and chipping are two of the most important aspects of your golf game. Go to any golf course and you'll see considerably more players on the range than the chipping green and yet your wedge play is so much more signific...
Pitch and chip shots are a critical component of any golfer's game because when they are executed correctly, they reduce the number of putts needed to finish out a hole. According to Ben Hogan's "Power Golf," the difference bet...
Hitting the ball long distances in golf can make you look good and set you up with shorter shots on your approach to the hole. Those shorts shots are the toughest ones in the sport, however. Pitching is the method used to hit s...
Chipping and pitching are part of the "short game" in golf, and are important elements to help lower your score. Chipping usually refers to shots that are right around the green that just pop out of the grass and roll toward th...
The abbreviated swing and difference in leg movement to drive the club lead some players to use too much wrist, causing a lack of control. The right set up and rhythm can help you pitch like a pro.
In fact, because of the control you'll need to get and keep the ball on the green from inside 100 yards, pitching can be one of the more difficult, and score-damaging, shots in the game. Learning the basics of pitching techniqu...
