Raymond Floyd's Pitching Tip

Here's a pitching tip from one of the fine short gamers ever to play the sport, Raymond Floyd. Do you have got trouble hitting your pitch pictures fats? Ray's answer might also marvel you.

Instead of technical tips -- change your ball position, don't fall back on your trail foot, use the bounce on your club -- Raymond Floyd says your pitching swing is probably too short and your grip is too tight . Or, to put it in short sentences:

• Tight short swings are fast swings.
• Fast swings don't give you time to get a smooth change of direction.
• If your change of direction isn't smooth, your swing rhythm will be off and you won't make accurate contact.

And then he likens the pitch swing to an underhand softball pitch -- same flow, same rhythm, same general feel.

The short game is all about feel. If you can't feel your swing properly, all the technical work in the world won't give you that wizardry around the greens that you're looking for. You can trust Raymond Floyd here; he's one of the best.

I'm no longer announcing you have to forget about ball position, right weight shift or the usage of the leap. I'm just reminding you that it's by no means just about approach. You've got to learn to agree with your feel if you need to get higher... And that's especially authentic inside the quick game.