With Zach Johnson winning the Open, most of the golf sites are putting links to their "Johnson How-to" articles on their front pages. Golf Digest is no different; they've linked to an article they did back in March on how Zach gets those approach shots so close.
But there are also some of different "Zach hyperlinks" on that web page, and I've pulled one from manner again in June 2013 on hitting pitch shots. There's a short video there that demonstrates what he says inside the article however I cannot embed it; you may ought to pop over there to peer it. Just click the hyperlink on this paragraph.
But here is a picture that catches the important thing function.
This is also the position Zach is in right after he hits an technique shot. The distinction is that, at the technique pictures, he receives a full wrist cock on the pinnacle of his backswing. On the pitch photographs, wherein the pinnacle of the backswing is generally handiest waist high, his wrists are best flexed a touch. (That's defined inside the video, btw.)
The key right here is that he isn't always flipping his wrists or twisting his forearms. He's the usage of the bounce of the membership, permitting the loft of the wedge to get the ball up inside the air.
Look, I don't have to sell you on this. You all saw him wedge St. Andrews to death last week. Go and do thou likewise!
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