Pitching effectively
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.
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Score better in the wind Pitching
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...
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How to pitch over water
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...
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Change your stance for more chipping control
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...
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Get your club selection right for tricky pitch shots
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...
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Frisbee feeling to improve pitching
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...
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Square your stance when pitching
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...
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Maintain loft on pitch shots
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...
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Connection drill for pitching
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...
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Nail your plane when pitching
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...
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Tiptoes pitching drill
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...
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Pitching Sharpie drill
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...
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Marry up your swing lengths when pitching
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...
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Clock face pitching drill
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...
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Strike pitches crisply
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...
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Add rhythm to your pitch shots
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.
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Master the short pitch
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...
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Master short pitch shots
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...
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Pitching Body Synchronisation
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...
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Basic Pitch Shot
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...