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I tried it so you don't have to: Pitch shots with irons

• SgtDoodles 3,112 Posts

  Wed, Jan 5 2011 10:03 AM

  Don't.

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Wed, Jan 5 2011 10:32 AM

  You have to choose "punch" for it to work.

• zagraniczniak 1,984 Posts

  Wed, Jan 5 2011 12:10 PM

  SgtDoodles:

  Don't.

  Do! Just play backspin and remember that it will roll out more anyway. But punch shots don't work well uphill.

• ncviz 527 Posts

  Wed, Jan 5 2011 1:14 PM

  Use pitch all the time, but only with the most lofted club. Sometimes with the others, but it's not often. My 13 pitch has gotten me more hole outs than any other setup probably.

• Richard4168 4,309 Posts

  Wed, Jan 5 2011 1:50 PM

  zagraniczniak:

  But punch shots don't work well uphill.

  Punch-shots have plenty of up-hill roll out for me. For instance, I've birdied hole 15 at Bethpage plenty of times from the front bunker using the punch-shot, and many other up-hill punch-shots on our stroke-play courses.

  It's all in the power you hit the shot with, and also like you said, the amount of forward or back-spin we put on the ball will have an effect on a up-hill punch-shot as well.

• SGTBilko 1,686 Posts

  Wed, Jan 5 2011 3:47 PM

  SgtDoodles:

  Don't.

  You give really bad advice...