Advanced Shot For Tricky Downhill Lies.
Advanced Shot For Tricky Downhill Lies.
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Monthly Golf Tips by the Mel Sole Golf School.
This month's video golf tip is for advanced golfers. Mel demonstrates how the "Tomahawk" shot can help you save strokes on tricky downhill lies. Watch as I describe "The Tomahawk Shot" to play both downhills lies around the green or the ball on a downslope in a bunker. It works for both!
Set up.
Normally on a downhill lie, you would play the ball towards your back foot. However, this shot needs a lot of height, so play the ball forward in the stance and allow the club to move downward, parallel to the slope.
Tomahawk Shot.
I call this shot the Tomahawk Shot because you play it like chopping wood with an ax. Using a lob wedge, pick the club up almost vertically, and as you come down into the shot, pull the clubface across the ball, keeping the clubface facing the sky. To do that, you need to "chicken wing" the lead arm. This shot is not hard, but it is all technique! You can use the same motion when you have a ball in a bunker but right up against the back edge.
Now that you know how to play the Advanced Shot For Tricky Downhill Lies, head to the range to build confidence in the unique stroke-saving shot!
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Source: Mel Sole Golf School.
Thanks for watching - Advanced Shot For Tricky Downhill Lies. This shot takes quite a bit of practice. But it's worth it when you pull it off on the course!
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