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Step 1
Use a setup for a pitch shot that is identical to the setup used for a full wedge shot only slightly open with your lead foot. For example, for a right-handed golfer, the left foot is dropped back 2 to 3 inches.
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Step 2
Shoot different kinds of pitch shots using different clubs. Usually, lower trajectory shots are easier to execute, just as it's easier to roll a ball to a spot than it is to try to throw it up in the air and land it right on that spot.
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Step 3
Set up for a lower pitch shot by moving the ball slightly further back in your stance. For example, moving it towards your trailing foot, the right foot for a right-handed golfer. This is the so called "punch-and-run" shot.
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Step 4
Position yourself for a more lofted shot with the ball further forward in your stance.
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Step 5
Practice hitting the same shot perhaps a half dozen to a dozen times. Then change clubs and change the configuration of the shot you're trying to hit. That is how "feel" is developed and motor memory is established, not by hitting the same shot for an hour.
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Step 6
Look at every pitch shot and try to visualize at least two ways of executing it. Always choose the easiest alternative and the one you feel most comfortable with. By going through the thought process of visualization and choice, you avoid falling into bad habits.
