{"id":11438,"date":"2020-10-21T22:45:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T02:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.capcana.com\/?p=11438"},"modified":"2026-02-19T14:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T18:30:03","slug":"jack-nicklaus-reveals-how-to-avoid-chunking-your-pitch-shots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capcana.com\/es\/jack-nicklaus-reveals-how-to-avoid-chunking-your-pitch-shots\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Nicklaus Reveals How to Avoid Chunking your Pitch Shots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Golf<\/a><\/p>\n

If you devoted time in either of the last two weekends to watching\u00a0The Match II<\/a>\u00a0or the TaylorMade Driving Relief skins game, you saw golf\u2019s grand return to chunks. First, the No. 1 player in the world,\u00a0Rory McIlroy,<\/a>\u00a0hit a 15-yard pitch shot approximately 3 feet. Then, Tom Brady, an 18-handicapper\u00a0posing as an 8<\/a>, did the same thing exactly a week later.<\/p>\n

While the viewing public quickly laughed off both shots, they represented an interesting learning moment.\u00a0The chunks<\/a>\u00a0affect everyone. They don\u2019t discriminate between the best player in the world and a mid-handicapper, and they surely won\u2019t hesitate to impact your game.<\/p>\n

In this week\u2019s\u00a0Flashback Jack<\/a>, Nicklaus reveals how to fix the chunks and clean up your short game in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s essential to know how to hit a short pitch shot around the greens if you want to save strokes,\u201d Nicklaus says. \u201cTo make this happen, I use a grip totally different than I would with a chip shot or with a regular shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nicklaus recommends you give yourself a \u201cstrong\u201d grip by turning your top hand over your bottom hand, facing the palm of your top hand toward your body.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis allows me to be a little bit freer with the wrists and to play with more hands,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Freedom in your wrists and hands give you a greater degree of control over your swing. This allows you to adjust to the lie and angle of your shot. Once your grip is sturdy, trust your club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen I let the clubhead do the work,\u201d Nicklaus said. \u201c(I don\u2019t) let the handle of the club pass the middle of my body until after impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

As with anything involving your short game, this shot is all about touch, but keeping the right mechanics can go a long way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt should help you with a lot of your shots around the green too,\u201d Nicklaus said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: Golf If you devoted time in either of the last two weekends to watching\u00a0The Match II\u00a0or the TaylorMade Driving Relief skins game, you saw golf\u2019s grand return to chunks. First, the No. 1 player in the world,\u00a0Rory McIlroy,\u00a0hit a 15-yard pitch shot approximately 3 feet. 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