Golf Pitching Technique To Improve
Your Short Game!
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If
you can manage to learn to master a good solid and reliable golf
pitching technique that will stand up under any kind of pressure on the
course and will help to produce consistent results for you around the
greens, then you will be well on your way to becoming a much better
golfer.
It is a well known fact that as much as 70% of
golfer's shots are played from within 100 yards of the putting green,
so it's not difficult to understand why improving
your short game is
one of the major keys to reducing your golfing handicap and scoring
well when out on the golf course.
Although golf pitching is
considered to be one of the hardest shots in golf to perform, because
it relies heavily on having great touch and feel, if you practice the
right golf pitching techniques enough, you will soon reap the benefits
and very quickly start to enjoy playing better golf and shooting lower
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As
with all shots in golf, being able to improve your golf pitching
technique will start with having a good setup position. Having a solid
setup position for your pitch
shots is crucial to providing you with a
foundation from which you can produce the kind of accurate and
consistent golf pitching results, that are essential to scoring well.
Solid
Golf Pitching Setup Position
- To start your golf pitching setup position, address the golf
ball so
that the club face is square to and aiming at your intended target. Now
take your stance so that your feet are about shoulder width apart and
the ball is roughly in a central position.
Now drag your
leading foot (left foot for right handers) back about 6 inches or so
and turn it so it's pointing more towards the target. Your feet, knees
and hips should all be parallel to each other and aiming left of the
target line, however, it is important that you still keep your
shoulders parallel to the intended target line.
To give yourself
in a comfortable and well balanced posture, flex your knees a little
and bend your back from the waist so that it's straight and roughly at
a 45 degree angle. Then press your hands forward so the butt end of the
golf
club is aiming at the inside of your left thigh and position
2/3 of
your weight so it's favoring your left side.
This open and
well balanced setup position will not only help to ensure that you get
an excellent visual perspective of the target, but it will also help to
keep the hips and legs quieter, promoting a steeper swing path for
higher and softer landing pitch shots.
Perfecting
Your Golf Pitch Shot Swing:
- The most complicated part of your golf pitching technique is learning
how to perfect the swing itself, and this can only really be mastered
through plenty of practice and gaining experience out on the course.
Being able to maintain a good rhythm is a crucial factor, because
without a good rhythm, both timing and consistency will be impacted.
To
improve your rhythm you should concentrate on making sure that your
back swing and follow through is the same length, as well as ensuring
that you always accelerate down and through the golf ball during the
impact zone. Quitting or decelerating on the shot before you've made
contact will just destroy any rhythm or timing you may have.
The
other important element to get right in your pitch shot technique is to
keep your left hand strong through the impact zone. This is one of the
most common mistakes amongst amateur golfers, because they feel they
have to lift or scoop the ball up to get it airborne! Let the loft of
the club do the work for you, that's what it's designed for.
If you are serious about improving your
golf chips shots and looking for some inspirational advice on how to
take your short game and golf chipping to the next level, then i would
recommend that you get a copy of Phil
Mickelson's excellent golf
instructional book called 'Secrets
Of The Short Game'
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