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Hit Pitch Shots to a Target.
The ability to consistently pitch the ball close to the hole will improve any player's scoring.
Successful pitching involves more than knowing the mechanics.
Many players can loft the ball high and land it softly on the green with their wedge, yet don't get it as close to the hole as they'd like.
What they need to do is target their pitches: Instead of concentrating only on where they want the ball to finish -- near the hole -- they must learn to consider where on the green they should make it land.
If you can determine correctly the best place to land the ball and know how to hit it to that spot, you'll get close more often.
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Pick Your Target Area
Most short shots played with a pitching or sand wedge will travel roughly two-thirds of the way in the air, the other third on the ground.
Your primary target should be about two-thirds of the way to the hole; land the ball there, and it should roll the rest of the way.
Pick your spot and fly the ball to the target. You can practice flying the ball to a target at home. This is probably the easiest shot to practice, yet few amateur golfers do, and it is the easiest way to lower your score.
Use your DivotHit so you do not ruin your lawn, place a golf-club-cover at 10 yds and 20 yds, switch hitting to each (fly the ball to the cover)
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Most practice
is pretty simple: Pound out a few buckets of balls on the range or stroke putt
after putt on the putting green. Most high handicappers skip practicing one of
the most important parts of the game, the short game. Whether they simply don't or don't know how, chips and pitches are
overlooked, so the "scoring shots" never improve. No longer. Here's a
practice routine everybody can use to shore up chipping and pitching.
Pitch Shots Page 2>>
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