What Does Pitch Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Around the green
Golf term
Pitch
Pitch in practice
The difference from a chip is airtime: a chip rolls, a pitch flies. Pitches are your go-to from roughly 20 to 60 yards, where a full swing is too much and a chip won't reach.
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