Written by Chris Ryan on Wednesday 14 November 2012
In this video TG Elite Pro Chris Ryan takes you through how to select the right club for those tricky pitch shots. Whether you want to land it short and run it up to the flag with a knock-down pitching wedge, or stop it dead with a lob wedge, he’s got the answer. This video was shot on location at Abama Golf Resort...
Written by Kevin Flynn on Friday 13 July 2012
Golfers that struggle to strike their wedge shots cleanly, consistently, will often attack the ball too steeply with a shaft that leans forward excessively at impact, bringing the leading edge into play. As Plane Truth Instructor Kevin Flynn explains in this golf video tip, feeling that the right palm points up to the sky during the swing on pitch shots helps...
Written by Rob Watts on Wednesday 23 May 2012
The ability to control the distance on pitch shots relies on the syncronisation of the arms and body during the swing. When the arms become separated, they will often move at a different speed, which also affects the quality of the strike. Under your left armpit is often where the left elbow separates from the body in a bid to help...
Written by Rob Watts on Wednesday 23 May 2012
When your pitching action becomes too handsy by flicking at the ball, the likelihood is the clubface is rotating too much through impact, which results in a poor angle of attack, low flight and inconsistent strike. As TG Elite Pro Rob Watts explains in this golf video tip, keeping the loft on the club during the swing will increase the chance...
Written by Rob Watts on Wednesday 23 May 2012
When using your short irons and wedges, the tendency is often to cut across the ball. But this will lead to a high, spinning ball flight and a lack of distance. As TG Elite Pro Rob Watts explains in this golf video tip, a simpler way to gain a crisp strike and a penetrating ball flight is to square your clubface...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 2 February 2012
One of the reasons you may strike pitch shots poorly is because you don’t achieve enough body rotation in your swing. A great drill to increase the amount of turn through the ball and improve your angle of attack is to hit some shots with the right foot up on its toes, as TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 27 January 2012
Golfers that thin their pitch shots often make a conscious effort to keep their head down to stop this from happening. But the head actually needs to move with the body in order to strike pitching correctly and accurately. A great drill to improve your pitching consistency is to place a pen in your mouth. Intrigued? Then watch the video from...
Written by Chris Ryan on Friday 11 February 2011
We play more shots from 100 yards and under than any other length of shot so good distance control with our wedges is paramount if we want to lower our scores. The clock face drill, explained in this golf video tip by TG Elite Teaching Pro Chris Ryan, gives us nine different go-to yardages by applying three different lengths of swing...
Written by Rob Watts on Thursday 24 February 2011
Pitching is a tricky business. Almost every yardage within 100 yards can cause us problems with distance control, especially if we don’t know how to alter our swing to accommodate. One of the most effective ways of changes the distance we hit our pitch shots is to marry up the length of both the backswing and the throughswing, remembering to keep...
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 29 October 2010
When playing pitch shots, rhythm is crucial if you are going to achieve the desired distance consistently. Once you’ve acquired rhythm, a simple alteration in the length of swing is all that’s required to alter the distance making it easy to find the flag. To improve your rhythm, try the drill in this video tip from TG Elite Teaching Pro Richard Ellis.
Written by Richard Ellis on Friday 29 October 2010
To get a solid strike on your pitch shots, the most important thing to achieve is to strike the ball first, the ground second. It goes without saying that the way to do this is to descend the club into the back of the ball. To reinforce this motion into your swing, try the drill in this video tip from TG Elite...
Written by Nick Clemens on Friday 16 July 2010
It’s too long to be a chip shot and it doesn’t require a full swing. The short pitch is one of those awkward prospects that can often wreck the scorecard…but not any more. In this golf video tip, Scoring Zone Instructor Nick Clemens gives you all the tips you need to master the short pitch shot. After watching this clip, you’ll...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Thursday 20 May 2010
What if we said that the reason you become anxious and mis-strike chip shots is because you’re trying to do it right? You’d probably think we’d gone mad! But in trying to achieve that perfect, ball-then-turf contact, we can sometimes become focused too much on being steep in to the ball, presenting the leading edge of the club to the ground and...
Written by Butch Harmon on Thursday 8 January 2009
I see a lot of average players trying to pitch the ball way up in the air. Then I watch pros at Tour events, and they keep the ball down, so they can better control how far it goes. Sure, sometimes you need a high shot, but your standard pitch should be a lower one that releases and rolls. In...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 9 February 2012
Swing plane is important on every full shot as it influences both path and angle of attack. To strike pitch shots crisply and accurately, getting the plane right at the start of the swing is especially important. In this video tip from TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston, you can use this simple checkpoint to check your swing plane is correct. This...