Practice Tips to Improve Your Pitch Shots

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 at 5:21 pm

Photo By J.D. Cuban

Many golfers struggle with their pitch shots. They will either chunk the ball with it stopping well short of the hole or they will hit a thin shot and have the ball run way past the hole. Either way they are now in a situation that requires a long putt.

This can be attributed to either too much lower body movement or too much of the stroke being controlled by the arms.

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Try these practice tips to improve your pitch shots

• Use the wedge you normally use for a 50 yard pitch shot.

• Keep your feet together in the middle of your stance so that they are touching.

• Take some practice swings using your upper body to control the stroke.

• Focus on turning your upper body to make your stroke. Do not use your arms only.

Take short controlled swings. Anything else will cause you to lose your balance. Hit some balls like this, making sure to use your body to control the stroke. Be sure to keep yourself in balance throughout the swing.

This will force your upper body to control the swing. Using your arms or legs to control the swing will cause you to lose your balance due to the weight shifts these actions cause.

If you try to use your lower body, you will get too far off balance to control the swing. This forces you to make the controlled, flowing type of swing with very little lower body action that the pitch shot requires.

You will develop a nice sense of balance if you practice this enough.

Take time to try this technique the next time you are practicing your short game. Improving your pitch shots will help you lower your scores and take pressure off your putting.

If you are struggling to get your pitch shots close to the hole, help is here. I recommend you get the Ultimate Short Game eBook.

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