Pitch it Perfect

1.Grip down the shaft an inch or two, play the ball in the middle of your stance and set your hands and body weight slightly forward (Photo 1).
2.Swing the club back halfway to three-quarters, depending on the yardage, without much wrist cock.
3.The key move is to accelerate through impact and create a feeling of trapping the ball. To do this, keep your hands ahead of the club face at impact.
4.Turn through with your chest facing the target with no forearm or club face rotation (Photo 2).

Fault Fixer – The Pro’s Tip
The common fault with this shot is swinging back too far and then decelerating into the ball. This causes a lot of fat and thin shots and consistent striking becomes nearly impossible. To help solve this, work on relating your back swing with the hands on a clock. For instance, swing back to 9 o’clock (left arm parallel to the ground) for a shot of around 50 yards. To add yardage, simply increase the length of your backswing. For a 60 yard shot, swing to 9.30. For a 70 yard shot, swing to 10 o’clock, and so on. It takes a lot of practice, and you’ll need to learn your own personal yardage gain with each incremental increase. But having a formula for different wedge distances is a sure fire way to lower your scores.