Tip of the Week- How to get your pitch shots landing softly

Quite often we find ourselves pitching on to the green where we need the ball to land softly and stop quickly. From a nice lie we are able to generate more spin which helps stop the ball when it lands but from a rough lie it can be much more difficult.

Think about this, If we want the ball to ‘float’ into the air and drop down softly then we need our swing to create that flight. The faster the club swings the faster the ball comes off it so by making a long but really smooth tempo swing, the ball will re-act to that and come off the club softly looking like it is nearly ‘floating’ into the air. This will stop it a lot quicker on the green.

No short quick swings when pitching from rough, long and smooth swings give a much better result.