How to Hit a Golf Shot From a Downhill Lie or Ball Below your Feet
When the ball is lying on a downhill lie, the play is not difficult, but a little skill is required here. Set up with your body leaving a little forward and your hands well ahead of the ball.
The big must is that you must hit the ball first. Stay down on the shot and try for an extended follow through. As a result the ball will fly low and a little longer.
So, as you take a less lofted club for your uphill lie, so you will
take a more lofted club for your downhill lie. The slope of the hill takes the loft from your club,
so a seven iron can become like a 5 iron and a pitching wedge like a seven iron.
Perhaps not as extreme as this, but you get what I mean I think.
What about when the ball is above your feet?
Well, the biggest danger here is hitting it fat, or hiring the
ground before you hit the ball.
Play this shot like a chip shot. You will see what I mean in a
minute.
Because the ball is above your feet, then you will not have to go
down so far to reach the ball. This means that you stand more erect.
To further avoid hitting the ball fat, position the ball
further back in your stance than normal.
Have your hands well ahead of the ball.
Now, as I said you hit the ball as in a chip shot.
This means with firm wrists.
The actual swing is as needed for the distance required.
Keep the hands ahead of the club head at all times and
as I said, hit with firm wrists.
Move your wrists towards the target. To be more exact, move the back of your left hand toward the
target. If you want more loft, open the clubface a little.
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