PITCH HARMONY STRIKE THE RIGHT NOTE WITH DJ'S APPROACH

Claude Harmon reveals three things you can learn from Dustin's razor-sharp wedge game

- Claude Harmon

1 KEEP THE SPEED UP TO ADD BITE

For most of us, the Holy Grail of pitching is the shot that bounces once before spinning to a standstill. But to hit that shot you need speed, and most club golfers pitch with an action that has none.

The typical problem is a backswing that's too long. We have some sort of internal GPS which tells us this and slows the swing down through impact... and that compromises quality of strike.

With DJ we constantly work on keeping the action short and crisp, allowing him to build that speed into his motion. If your wedge play lacks bite, RBC shorten the backswing and follow this rule.