Sports » Golf » Pitching Tips

The game close to the green is of a lot of importance for beginners as well as professional golfers. From a distance of 100 to 150 yards, the whole game comes down to pitching the ball as near to the hole as possible.

The basic tip for pitching is to keep the handle of the club a little ahead of the ball, like getting into the stance of normal golf shot. Then place the face of the club behind the ball and hold the club in a slanting position with its handle and your grip a bit ahead of the actual position of the ball.

Back spin is another very important factor in golf where you can still attack the pin even if its front is covered by bunker or pond. For that, open the face of the club and hit the ball cleanly off the ground. The more loft it will get, the more it will back spin.