Wednesday 27 February 2019
Follow these four steps to master those impressive high-flying flop shots. From setting the ball correctly in your stance to getting your weight position right, here are four keys to hitting a floating pitch shot. Set ball directly below sternum Lob shots are all about presenting maximum clubface loft. Take a wide stance and are the lead foot towards the target. Shift...
Wednesday 3 January 2018
Learn a new shot for 2018: The spinning soft pitch In every round of golf you’ll face a greenside shot where you need the ball to carry an obstacle, but settle quickly on landing. Here is a different way of looking at this shot, that uses traits you see in some of the Tour’s best pitchers… and one that removes a lot...
Wednesday 7 June 2017
The easy way to apply a pure strike around the green Fault: Thin/ heavy hits from inconsistent attack angles Fix: Split the hands for a consistent attack and release A crisp strike around the green comes from applying the sole of your club to the turf with some gentle downward pressure. One method of doing this is to work the lead arm and...
Friday 14 July 2017
It’s one of the fiddliest lengths in golf, but it’s a common and vital shot. There are four areas you must master to pull it off It’s the length you often leave yourself. Whether it’s the third shot on a par 5 or long par 4, or perhaps the second on a shorter par 4, the 70-yard pitch is an in-between...
Monday 14 August 2017
How to make solid contact when playing a pitch shot from a bare lie Finding a decent strike off a bare lie is all about creating the perfect angle of attack. Too steep and you present your wedge’s sharper, leading edge to the ground, and with a very clean lie any contact before the ball results in a duff. But too shallow...
Tuesday 21 November 2017
Maintain set-up loft to control distance on shorter shots Fault: Poor distance control on chips and pitches Fix: Focus on your trail wrist to maintain face loft When it comes to pitching, the club golfer is typically more out for distance than direction. Failure to send the ball the right distance normally comes down to inconsistent angles during the swing; alter...
Wednesday 5 August 2015
In this instruction video, TG coach Jonathan Wallett talks to you about pitching effectively. He shows you how to recreate the same feel in your set up and impact positions.
Written by Scott Cranfield on Wednesday 2 May 2007
The golf lob shot is a handy tool to have in your bag. It’s a real showman’s shot and one which will really impress your mates, if you can pull it off. You need confidence and commitment to execute the lob shot with flair. Scott Cranfield gives you some simple tips to make it easier… Step One: When making this shot everything...
Tuesday 20 May 2014
It’s easy to think that your pitch shots won’t be affected by the wind because they are travelling less than 100 yards – but this isn’t the case. It really helps to develop a lower ball flight when pitching to reduce the impact of any gusts. This is useful downwind as well because while many people expect pitches to fly...
Written by Mark Moore on Wednesday 28 May 2008
When you have an awkward distance pitch into the green it is easy to mess up if you don’t need to hit a full shot. Rudding Park golf course professional Mark Moore has a simple golf tip to help you get more control into a 40 yard pitch shot. Watch this pitch shot video lesson to help your golf game…...
Written by Mark Moore on Friday 23 May 2008
The high flying, soft landing lob shot is a real showman’s shot. This advanced skill will take a bit of practise to master, but once you get the hang of this shot it will be an invaluable part of your short game. Rudding Park golf course professional Mark Moore has a simple drill you can use to learn how to play the lob...
Written by Nick Clemens on Monday 5 May 2008
To become a better chipper you must improve your feel and control around the greens. There are a few simple basics you must get right, after that practice will be easy! Simply line up three balls. Take one club and then proceed to hit each ball to a different distance. For example, hit the first ball 10ft the second one 20ft...
Written by Samantha Head on Thursday 31 July 2008
Tune into the Ladies British Open at Sunningdale golf club this week and expect to witness a shot-making masterclass. The top lady golfers in the world have teed off in their final Major of the year today and there will be some spectacular shots played around Sunningdale’s tough heathland layout. TG caught up with one or two players practising for the tournament including England’s...
Written by Nick Clemens on Wednesday 7 May 2008
Do you struggle with your pitch shots? Watch this Nick Clemens golf video tip to improve your pitch shots… The aim of this tip is to improve your pitching and ball striking. Place a tee in the centre of your stance to represent the ball and place a second tee 3 inches forward of the first. The aim of the drill is...
Written by Mark Moore on Friday 23 May 2008
Distance control is the most important factor when it comes to knocking the ball next to the pin with a pitching wedge in your hand. Rudding Park golf course professional Mark Moore has a simple golf pitching drill you can use to improve your technique. Watch this golf pitching video tip to help you.
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 6 August 2009
Pitch shots tend to go wrong when the arms work independently from the body and the hands get either too far behind or in front of the ball, leading to miss-struck shots. The key to consistent ball striking and getting your ball close to the pin is to get your arms and body working together. Here, we show you how you...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Monday 18 May 2009
If you want to hit crisp pitch shots then the club needs to descend on the ball. That means hitting down on a steep path and striking into the back of the ball with commitment. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer demonstrates how to steepen your angle of attack into strike a pitch shot by placing an empty club box as a...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 18 June 2009
The basic pitch stroke is somewhere between a chip shot and a full swing. It’s what you would call a part swing. An experienced golfer will regulate their stance accordingly to suit the length of the swing. And that’s what will accurately control the distance of your pitches. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer shows you how to set-up to the ball...
Written by Chris Ryan on Thursday 10 January 2013
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan teaches you how to pitch over water. He finds that many amateurs decelerate into the ball when face with halve or three-quarter swings , often caused by their body not rotating as it should. So here he shows you a simple way to make sure you don’t fall into this trap. This video was shot...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 6 December 2012
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston shows you a simple exercise to help you with those tricky 30-40 yard pitch shots. Gareth has found that many amateurs turn their shoulders too much when pitching, leading to overly long swings and a resulting decelerating clubhead at impact. So here is his drill to stop this, all you need to do is...