[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-pitching-drills-to-improve-pitching":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"drills-to-improve-pitching","Drills to Improve Pitching","Practice drills that make pitching distance, strike, and trajectory easier to repeat.","\u002Fimg\u002Fpitching\u002Fdrills-to-improve-pitching_drills-improve-pitching.png","Drills to Improve Pitching illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"pitching","Pitching","\u003Ch3>Three drills that travel\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Landing towel:\u003C\u002Fstrong> place a towel on the green and land five balls on it from 20, 30, and 40 yards.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>One-club, three flights:\u003C\u002Fstrong> use the same wedge to hit low, medium, and high pitches.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Nine-ball ladder:\u003C\u002Fstrong> hit three backswing lengths with three wedges and write down the carry numbers.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Fol>\n\u003Ch3>Make practice look like golf\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Change lies during pitching practice. Drop one ball in light rough, one on a tight fairway, and one on a slight downslope. The course rarely gives you ten identical pitch shots in a row, so your practice should not either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Putting it in focus\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Pitching practice improves faster when you stop guessing your carry numbers. FocusGolf can track shots and distances from a Wear OS, Apple Watch, or Garmin watch, giving you a record of how different wedge swings perform over time. Pair that with your own landing-zone notes and you will start building a practical wedge matrix: not perfect, but honest enough to trust from 40 yards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",169,{"slug":15,"title":16},"common-pitching-mistakes-and-simple-fixes","Common Pitching Mistakes and Simple Fixes",{"slug":18,"title":19},"how-pitching-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring","How Pitching Affects Ball Flight and Scoring",1782812355513]