With a few fundamentals, you can learn how to utilize your wedges and hit these tricky short-game shots more consistently.

Lee Trevino explains how proper hand position helps you make clean, consistent contact on wedge shots inside 50 yards. The post Lee Trevino says this is crucial for solid contact on pitch shots ...

6. Pitching fundamentals and club selection When you’re hitting a pitch shot, it means you need to go up and over something (like a bunker or tall grass), so your club choice and setup both ...

When most amateurs get close to the green, they grab the same club and try to hit the same shot. Just maybe with more or less ...

Learn to master distances on pitch shots Mulligan then moves to the next Simon Says drill, and has Felibert work on controlling distance with pitch shots — literally standing in the line of fire ...

Work on this drill, then hit some shots without the towel, trying to re-create the feel of the drill. You’ll stick these half-wedge shots if you remember to keep pivoting your body.

The pitch shot is for longer distances and can usually be used anywhere between 20-60 yards away. Haight says to really narrow the stance so that your feet are only a couple inches apart.