"Everybody can get better on 15 minutes per day."
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Tom's Featured Tip: The 25-50 Yard Pitch Shot
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The 25-50 Yard Pitch Shot
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The 25-50 Yard Pitch Shot
For simplicity, all advice on actual swings or drills is provided from a right handed perspective.
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FYI, I'll be starting up my outdoor lessons after I return from a brief vacation - the week of May 12th, weather permitting.
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The 25-50 yard pitch shot may be the most important shot on golf, here are some thoughts at getting good at it.
The first thing to pay attention to is a good grip and setup. A poor grip will not let your other body parts work as they should, and bad posture and set-up will not allow the club to work back and through impact optimally.
Your stance should be narrow and open to the target line, with your weight distribution favoring your lead foot and your hands positioned so that they are hanging naturally from your shoulders. The easy way to check this is to release your left hand from the grip, and let your arm hang naturally from your shoulder, then move the club so that the left hand can grip the club with the clubhead soled properly, that will then determine how far from the ball you should be.
I believe the proper path for good pitch shots has the hands moving back on a slightly inward path from the target line. On the through swing, the hands move left after impact, staying in front of your body as it rotates through impact and into the follow through.
Here are the two two common mistakes I see in trying to execute a basic pitch shot:
- Most players do not rotate their torso enough in the shot; a rotation of the chest and shoulders is a necessary component of good pitch shots.
Stopping this rotation at impact is a primary cause of chunks and bladed shots.
- Getting too quick with this part of the game. The swing is shorter for these shots, and slow and easy will produce more consistent results. A good drill is to explore just how slowly and deliberately you can make this swing and still produce good results. To force your body to get slow, relax your trail/lower hand grip on the club and let the lead arm/hand control the pace of the swing.
Once you internalize what these three speeds feel like for you, it only takes a little time to figure out how far each wedge goes at these three speeds, and then you can tweak your distance by gripping down on each wedge to close the gaps tighter.
Take these ideas and put them to use with meaningful practice and implementation.
Try it, you'll like it!
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Love your practice, own your swing, own your health, and remember that golf is a game of discovery. Dont be afraid to experiment when you practice, it's good for your golfing brain.
Tom
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