Hello fellow newbies,
In my last round, struck the ball well but lost a lot of strokes to mis-hit pitch shots.
With the shorter shots, my tendency is to take a healthy backswing but deccelerate through impact to try to control the distance. This is what I used to do on full shots with disastrous effect, but [...]
Experimented with a new type of pitch shot today. I’m trying to add more spin to the shot, when necessary to stop the ball quickly.
Instead of placing the ball in the middle of the stance, with weight evenly distributed, tried this: ball off the left instep, and weight mostly forward. This results in a sharp, [...]
Worked on pitch shots at the range today.
A full 56 degree wedge swing for me is 65 yards. When confronted with shorter pitch shots, I’ve tended to move the ball back in my stance, and do an exaggerted chip shot. I generally chunk one or two of these every nine holes, so this was a [...]
Been experimenting with short game shots around the green. I’m trying to get comfortable with a soft and high pitch shot that can clear greenside obstacles. Some people use a lob wedge for this, but I hear it can be tricky to use, sometimes resulting in bladed shots across the green. I’m using a sand [...]
