[Pheddytrourry]

Thanks for the advice! When you guys practise ball striking on the range do you tweak your swings randomly to see if something will work better than your current swing? I find myself doing that alot and trying different things, but I'm afraid it develops bad habits.

Also I've tried so many ways to pitch I don't even know what is right anymore, do I get wristy? do I use a putting like stroke? Hit down on the ball? try to pop it up?

I feel like such a beginner!!!

I tried tweaking things on the range, and now Andy's looking at video of my swing and I'm fixing things that I shouldnt have tweaked. Stay with what works, IMO.

General rules for me: when pitching, dont break down the wrist unless you cant get enough distance without doing so. I think Andy's THP TV episode on chipping might help you. Ball towards the back foot, feet fairly close together, stance slightly open, press your wrists forward a little, and weight on your front foot. Of course all of that changes depending on what you want to do. I dont try to hit down or pop it up. Hitting down creates backspin, which is hard to control and predict greenside. Accept that the ball will roll, and play that into your shot. I dont try to lift it either, 'cause I either strike ground behind the ball or hit the ball thin. You should feel like youre sweeping the grass, not digging into it. And yeah, the stroke is similar to a putting stroke, you dont want the clubface moving around on you.

[janeemljr]

We're sitting here, and I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we're talking about practice. I mean listen, we're sitting here talking about practice, not a game, not a game, not a game, but we're talking about practice. Sorry- had to be done.

On topic, when I go to the range I have a hard time playing shots and not just hitting balls. I have started making myself back off between each shot and take my on course routine. That really seems to help me dial in what I should be working on. There are no good short game area's near me though, so I can't attest how to practice that area of your game. The only pitch/chip work that I get is on the course.

[DP5Ups8o]

You can play little chipping or putting games with yourself. Give each chip a point if you get it within a certain distance. You can't move to the next spot until you reach a certain number of points. For putting, after you make one, move back 3 feet and continue moving back until you miss. When you miss you start all over.

Do you practice pitches for certain yardages? Can you hit different yardages? 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 yard pitch? I usually use my rangefinder for this, hit a certain spot on the range and practice hitting to that distance. Hit the spot 5 times in a row, then move to a different spot.

You might try taking a look at Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible or Ray Floyd's "From 60 Yards in: How to Master Golf's Short Game"

[attishina]

play practice rounds or find an executive course/ pitch an putt

[RichardFG435]

wondered how long till the Answer showed up!

Just get really serious, and talk about it too lol

[trilochana.nejman]

Thanks for the advice! When you guys practise ball striking on the range do you tweak your swings randomly to see if something will work better than your current swing? I find myself doing that alot and trying different things, but I'm afraid it develops bad habits.

Also I've tried so many ways to pitch I don't even know what is right anymore, do I get wristy? do I use a putting like stroke? Hit down on the ball? try to pop it up?

I feel like such a beginner!!!

How long of a pitch are you talking?
I've struggled mightily with the 45-50 yard pitch, but I think I just figured it out.

[Wxrxnhar]

How long of a pitch are you talking?
I've struggled mightily with the 45-50 yard pitch, but I think I just figured it out.

I'm talking like a 20,30 yard pitch, I just never know if they are gonna bite, spin back, or jump forward, they are so hard to judge. I don't even know what kind of trajectory they are going to get when they leave the face anymore.

[trilochana.nejman]

I'm talking like a 20,30 yard pitch, I just never know if they are gonna bite, spin back, or jump forward, they are so hard to judge. I don't even know what kind of trajectory they are going to get when they leave the face anymore.

Which club do you normally use? 60*?

[Wxrxnhar]

Right now because of problems I am mainly sticking with a 56*

[trilochana.nejman]

Right now because of problems I am mainly sticking with a 56*

My problems were more in the 35-45 range (I stated a little higher before, but you get the point) and I was previously using a 60*. I just couldn't get any consistency at all, blading them, chunking them, flying the green, coming up short, you name it.

All I did last time out was went down to my 50* and put a nice easy partial swing on it and it was like magic for me.

Not really anything viable to add lol, but give your 52* a try on pitches. The lower loft actually got me a higher ball flight because of the much-improved ball striking. And my 60* is one of the best clubs in my bag... I just can't hit a high loft on pitches for some reason. (yet "Floppy" comes from "Flopshotartist", because I'm really good at flop shots. Go figure!)