Pro Golf Lessons with Dean Hartman (Lesson 5: Ball above the feet)

Golf is one of the few sports in which the practice area is very different from the the playing area.

We generally practice our swing technique from a flat lie at the driving range but once we get to the course we encounter many uneven lies.

When this happens we have to be able to adjust.

The first consideration with the ball above our feet is where to align ourselves.

Anytime we alter the lie angle of the club, we change the clubface aim.

To illustrate this I attach a magnetic pointer onto the clubface.

If the club is soled flush to a flat surface, the clubface can align itself to the target.

But, once you bring the toe of the club up, the aim of the clubface goes to the left.

This is more true with lofted clubs like wedges versus less lofted clubs like fairway woods. So our first adjustment is to align ourselves to the right of the target.

The second adjustment is to figure out how to avoid crashing our club into the slope.

To do this we must stand slightly taller at address and then swing the club on a flatter plane. The lie angle of the club will dictate our swing plane.

In this case the lie angle of the club is on a flatter plane and we need to match that up in the backswing and downswing.

If we swing the club too upright we will either hit a shot off the toe of the club or crash the club into the slope.

To swing on a flatter plane, you simply need to allow your upper body (shoulders) to turn freely back and through on a level plane.

Picking the club up with the arms and hands or tilting the shoulders on an upright plane are sure ways to crash the club into the slope.

So, when the ball is above your feet, you need:

1. Align yourself to the right of the target

2.Stand taller at address

3.Swing the club on a flatter plane. — Golf Mirror

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