ADAPTING FOR DIFFERENT LIES CONDITIONS

 

Ball sitting up with air underneath the ball

Recognition

• High trajectory

• Shorter distance

Technique

• Shallower AOA

• Less lofted club

Ball sitting down

Recognition

• Low trajectory

• Longer distance

Technique

• Steep AOA

• More loft

Heavy lie in the rough

Recognition

• Low trajectory

• Shorter distance

Technique

• Steeper AOA

• more lofted club

Upslope from rough

Recognition

• High trajectory, but cannot play less club

Technique

• Steep AOA

• More lofted club

 

Into the Grain

Recognition

• Play less loft than it looks

Technique

• Less lofted club

• Higher shot with increased bounce