I’m often asked when a chip turns into a pitch. My answer is ‘when the length of the shot requires you to make even the smallest pivot,’ which, for me, equates to somewhere around the 60-yard mark. The best strategy is to see your pitches as ‘mini-shots’ that are produced by a swing that is made at less than your full speed. That’s important. Obviously the hands have to be sensitive to the shot and the wrists will hinge and respond to the weight of the clubhead, adding to the overall rhythm of your swing. But at the same time you want to at least feel that you eliminate hand action as much as possible so that you are able to consistently control your speed through the ball. Ideally, you only want to dislodge a small shallow divot after the ball has been strick. A big divot tells you that your swing is too steep.