Better to "hit" short game shots?

[Yoda]

Personally, I prefer to hit my chips and usually my pitches. It really depends on the situation and lie though. From the rough around the green I'm hitting 99% of the time. Bunkers I swing. Fairway I do either depending on how the shot feels - I'll swing a long running chip but hit a short pitch.

As far as technique, when I swing it'll almost be a right-forearm driven stroke (as opposed to using my right shoulder as the engine in a full swing stroke). For hitting, I pretty much just stand there then bend and straighten my right arm. I apply a little extensor action at address to flatten out my left wrist, then I just maintain those alignments with what's more or less a Push stroke with my elbow moving behind my hip. I preset trajectory by changing my plane line and clubface at address.

Matt,

You continue to be a credit and walking endorsement of The Golfing Machine.

It is hard to believe, but it has now been two years since you received the inaugural Homer Kelley Award at our PGA TOUR Academy Workshop in St. Augustine, Florida. You have worked hard to achieve your mastery of Homer Kelley's Principles and Procedures, and it shows.

I am proud of you.

As your University of Minnesota studies permit -- love my coffee mug! -- post!

I read and learn from everything you write.

[Matt]

Matt,

You continue to be a credit and walking endorsement of The Golfing Machine.

It is hard to believe, but it has now been two years since you received the inaugural Homer Kelley Award at our PGA TOUR Academy Workshop in St. Augustine, Florida. You have worked hard to achieve your mastery of Homer Kelley's Principles and Procedures, and it shows.

I am proud of you.

As your University of Minnesota studies permit -- love my coffee mug! -- post!

I read and learn from everything you write.

Thanks for the kind words Lynn - they mean a lot.

I had my last final of the year this afternoon. Feels great to be done with another school year. It'll be a Golfing Machine summer too, as I'm doing some golf academy work with Brad Pluth, GSEB here in the Minneapolis area. I've played a grand total of 9 holes this spring so far, but hopefully that'll change now that school's done and I'm not tied up every afternoon.