How to improve your shortgame – Pitching
by Head Professional, Steve Nixon

This is the 2nd of a 3 part series. In this video I talk about pitching. In all shots you always start with your grip first. I like for you to choke up almost to the shaft. This will make you bend from the hips more, and get you closer to the ball. Then I like for you to set your feet with your weight about 90% on your front foot. This keeps you from moving left or right to much. Since you are not trying to hit it far you don’t have to move much. After my feet I set my posture from my knees all the way out to my hands. One of the best places I know to practice your posture is in front of a mirror. That includes your full swing posture and putting posture. After I get set I GO!
All I think about is my landing target. I know what it takes to hit to my landing target and if I read the pitch shot correctly then my pitch shot has a better chance to get close to the hole. When you start practicing, try using sticks like I have in the video to see if you swing straight back or if you bring it inside the target path. The longer the club stays on the target ling the straighter it goes. On your backswing make sure you don’t rotate your hips, keep them still. A lot of people like to use too much wrist hinge on the back swing and then it makes them flip the hands through impact. It takes a lot of practice to get good at a lot of wrist hinge. I tell my students that, is why they make 60, 62, and 64 degree wedges…….let the club do the work not your hands. Then make sure you finish your swing, your hands should through farther than you took them back.

Stay tune for the next segment on how to practice and use some teaching aids to improve your short game.
For more info you can contact me at snixon@precisiongolfschool.com

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