Pitching
Scramble Save Pitch
A pitching drill for the Competition stage, on the practice green, in about 15 minutes.
Builds the specific skill of pitching close enough from greenside rough to save par with one putt.
- Developing / Intermediate
- Solo
- Competition
Equipment
- wedge
- putter
- 6 balls
Demonstration
HOW TO PLAY A SHORT PITCH FROM THICK ROUGH by ChrisRyanGolf
Video by ChrisRyanGolf on YouTube. Not affiliated with Tessaira.
Steps
- 01Drop a ball in greenside rough.
- 02Pitch it toward the hole, aiming for a one-putt distance.
- 03Putt out and log whether the up-and-down was saved.
- 04Repeat from 6 different rough lies around the green.
- 05Track the save count for the session.
Target
Try to beat your best save count out of 6 from your last session.
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