Fat pitch shots a result of grip pressure

A common complaint from golfers are fat shots when pitching to the green.

It is my observation as a longtime golf professional that 95 percent of the time the problem is grip pressure. Way too much of it.

 

These delicate shots, usually from 40 yards in to the green, require the hands of a surgeon. In other words, a very light and delicate touch.

 

What we see a lot of times are tight, tense fingers squeezing the life out of the club.

When golfers realize this shot requires finesse, they usually tense up. Tight fingers leads to tension in the wrists, forearms, elbows, shoulders and neck.

 

As tension increases, the smooth, soft pitching swing is nearly impossible to pull off. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being real tight), hold the club in both hands with a grip pressure of around 4.

 

Then you can “swing” with the finesse required and you will probably see much better results.

Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2013/mar/12/golf-tip-of-week-fat-pitch-shots-a-result-of/#ixzz2lijK6Kdv
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