The fastest way to reduce your score by as much as a stroke per hole is by improving your pitches. This basic course in the art and science of midrange strokes covers 15-to-50-yard pitches, 5-to-15-yard chips, and putts. It explains why you see so many individualistic styles among the pros, and how to find the one that's right for you. Improve your play out of bunkers, change the flight of the ball by club selection and ball positioning, and figure out how best to hit from various lies. Learn the whats and whys of choosing the right clubs for the short game, along with charts that explain distance and loft so you can predict the likely effect of a full shot with each club. Multi-angle drawings show what every part of your body should be doing at each stage of a stroke, including spine angle and swing plane, pushing off your back thigh and rotating hips and shoulders. Get close-up views of how to make successful high, soft-landing shots, high shots from long grass, and run shots from the fairway to the green, as well as tips for playing the ball for high loft and quick stop, for medium loft and more roll, and for low loft and longer roll -- everything necessary to improve this often-neglected aspect of your game.
