This article gives an introduction to the pitch golf shot, why it is so tricky and provides some hopefully useful hints as to how you can improve it. This should not be considered gospel, it is merely what I have picked up talking to other players and the odd pro over several years schlepping around rain lashed links.
Pitch shots are difficult, they need a lot of touch and feel. The problem is that they are longer than chip shots so you need a longer swing. This immediately makes things trickier as you also need to work out how fast the head of the club needs to be moving on contact with the golf ball. Pitching …