Golf pitching tips to improve your game

The golf pitching tips in this section will help you build a reliable pitch shot.

The pitch shot is pretty much the same as a chip shot except that the speed and length of the swing is different.

Pitching includes high, 'soft' shots around the greens as well as other longer shots of up to around 50 yards from the pin.

If you are still struggling with your pitching after working through the tips below, you may want to try the Easy Pitch Shot Technique.

1. Using an open stance.

2. Ball position is in the middle of my stance.

3. I have slightly more of my body weight on my left side to encourage good momentum through the ball.

4. My hands are positioned down the grip for added control.

5. I hinge my wrists and hold for a moment on my backswing.

6. My hands lead during the follow-through and the shaft leans forward at impact as this ensures optimum contact with the ball. 

7. My backswing is shorter than my follow-through and I make sure that I always accelerate through impact.

8. I really focus on keeping my hands ?quiet' during the follow-through in order to avoid my wrists from 'breaking' after impact with the ball as this will ensure pure contact.

9. It is important that I keep my shaft and clubface angle constant through impact to ensure the ball travels along my intended target line.

1. The longer the pitch shot, the greater the extension of my arms should be. 

2. I use a square club face for longer, lower pitches. 

3. An open clubface, with my ball positioned further forward in my stance, will achieve higher, ?softer? shots when needed.

4. I need to remember that more clubface loft requires extra swing speed. Especially when I want to do a high pitch shot over a hazard, as I would rather play such a shot slightly further than leave it in the hazard.