# Pitching and Chipping Technique · Golf Level 4: Intermediate

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Pitching and Chipping Technique in Golf (Level 4: Intermediate) on Insporta: 40 sourced facts behind 4 tests. Covers: wedge distance control; and more.

Short-game technique beyond the basics: wedge distances, spin and the pitch, high and special shots, and chipping methods.

## Test 1: Wedge distance control

- Each position gives one distance with each wedge. (Source: Dave Pelz, Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible (1999) and Putting Bible (2000))
- A former NASA scientist turned short-game coach. (Source: Dave Pelz, Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible (1999) and Putting Bible (2000))
- The rhythm stays the same; only the length changes. (Source: Dave Pelz, Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible (1999) and Putting Bible (2000))
- Small gaps make in-between shots rarer. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Often about 50 to 52 degrees of loft. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Other distances are built from it. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A shorter club travels a shorter arc. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Longer backswing, longer shot, same rhythm. (Source: Dave Pelz, Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible (1999) and Putting Bible (2000))
- More loft, less distance. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- A is the shortest backswing. (Source: Dave Pelz, Dave Pelz's Short Game Bible (1999) and Putting Bible (2000))

## Test 2: The pitch and spin

- The turn, not the hands, moves the club. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Clean grooves on a clean ball give the most grip. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Spin grips the green and slows the ball. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- Out of rough, expect more roll. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Tour players use it on firm greens. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Let the loft lift the ball. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Short swings need less room to turn. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Grass and water between face and ball cut spin. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A full wedge is a full swing. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Backspin grabbed the green. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 3: High and special shots

- A big swing for a short shot leaves little margin. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Twisting the hands open does not last. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- About 58 to 64 degrees of loft. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- If there is room, a lower shot is safer. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Named for firm, windy Texas courses. (Source: General golf reference (club, teaching and course guides))
- The rounded sole skims through the grass. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Popular with tour short-game coaches. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The higher the shot, the less run. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The face first, then the hands and feet. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Height over the sand, soft landing, little roll. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

## Test 4: Chipping methods

- It takes the wrists out of the shot. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Only the toe brushes the grass. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Using the bounce makes chips forgiving. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Back in the stance takes loft off the club. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A tight lie and a fluffy lie play very differently. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Other clubs are added for special cases. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Down-grain lies let the club slide through. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- A ball sitting up is the friendliest. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- The lie decides what is possible. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))
- Less sole on the grass means a smoother stroke. (Source: General golf instruction (PGA coaching and teaching guides))

Sources: PGA coaching and general teaching guides, named short-game, putting and statistics books (Pelz, Broadie), motor-learning research as used in golf coaching, tour statistics, and the Rules of Golf where a rule is named; original questions authored, nothing reproduced.

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