Short Game

LOW BALL FLIGHT – Chip or Chip & Run

METHOD 1 -  CHANGE SETUP & CLUB

SETUP

  • Ball position moving towards back foot (how much depends on how low you want)

  • Posture a little taller than for a regular shot

  • Lie of the club (shaft plane) sitting more upright than it has been designed

  • Shaft leaning forward as a result of the ball position change

CLUB

  • Choose a club with less loft

 

METHOD 2 -  CHANGE THE TECHNIQUE

Setup

  • Ball position moving towards back foot (how much depends on how low you want)

  • Posture a little taller than for a regular shot

  • Lie of the club (shaft plane) sitting more upright than it has been designed

  • Shaft leaning forward (how much depends on how low you want)

  • Clubface square to target

Backswing

  • Club swings on plane, but on a more vertical plane because of the setup change

  • Wider sided arch as a result of a less setting (cocking) of the wrists

Impact

  • The shaft position, and loft of the club very similar to that of address

  • The leading edge of the club will be making contact with the ground

Release

  • A wide arch as a result of very little resetting (cocking) of the wrists