3 wood ball below the feet - Technical Thursday #36.
3 wood ball below the feet - Technical Thursday #36.
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Today Mel Sole will discuss how to deal with the dreaded 3 wood ball below the feet shot! Which is critical when playing a golf course that has a lot of slopes.
One of the toughest things with hitting a 3 wood off the fairway and the ball below the feet is to make solid contact. The tendency is to catch this shot a little thin and start the ball very low.
The two keys to this shot are:
- Stand a little closer to the ball at the address.
- Because the ball is below the feet, the ball is slightly further from the body than normal. To compensate for this, stand closer.
- Really concentrate on staying down on the shot. In fact, in your pre-shot routine, rehearse staying down long after impact to ensure that this will happen during the shot.
- Allow for the ball to fade off this lie. Aim slightly more to the left.
I did a good job of doing all three things and hit the ball very solidly and right out the middle of the clubface. Unfortunately, the ball did not fade the way it normally does off a sidehill lie, so that I will have a greenside bunker shot for my next shot. Not too bad from 220 yards!
https://youtu.be/6OzYuBRAQWA
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Thanks for watching - 3 wood ball below the feet - Technical Thursday #36. Tough shot!
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