Golf instructor shares key techniques for improving pitch shots

Krista Dunton, a Top 100 Teacher, highlights essential techniques for improving pitch shots. She emphasizes the importance of balancing steep and shallow angles during the swing to avoid inconsistent contact. Dunton recommends a neutral hand position and minimal shaft lean at address to set up a successful pitch. During the backswing, keeping thumbs down helps create a 'slide zone' that ensures clean contact, appropriate distance, and necessary spin. Dunton is the director of instruction at Berkeley Hall Golf Club in Okatie, S.C.

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