Trouble Shots-High shots over trees
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YOU CAN HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO!!!
The lesson today is going to pay off before you know it. When your tee shot winds up in the rough and you have to hit the next shot over some trees, there are two reasons why you struggle.
You have a shot of 220 yards left to the green. You see an opening in a tree that is just big enough to squeeze a golf ball through it, you pull out your three wood (never checking the lie first) thinking you can hit it straight up in the air 70 feet high, through the opening, slicing it around the lake in front of the green and land it next to the pin. THAT IS THE FIRST REASON YOU STRUGGLE. Thinking like that is what probably got you here in the first place.
Problem number two is proper technique. If you have the proper technique you can get more out of your shots when you are in trouble. Two secrets you have to remember when you want the golf ball to go up. You have to use a lofted club and number two you have to hit down on the ball for it to go up. Three woods from deep rough do not go up over trees-not even for Tiger Woods.
Here we go with today’s lesson for hitting high shots over trees. First things first. You must analyze your situation and see if there is another way out. Going up has its risks. If you can pitch out sideways with a clear shot to the green or down the fairway, you have to give it some serious thought.
Once you have decided to go over the trees, you have to make sure you take MORE than enough loft. Trouble first, distance second. Do you get it? You have to make sure you can EASILY clear the trees or other obstacles in the way and then worry about how far you can hit the shot.
Let there be no misunderstanding. You CAN hit a high 7 iron, you can even hit a high 6 or 5 iron, the lie has to perfect and the technique has to be flawless.
#1 Take more than enough loft for the shot
#2 Place the golf ball slightly forward of your normal ball position for the club you are using
#3 Place 60% of your weight on your left side, and stay there during the swing
#4 Swing the arms UP and DOWN
#5 Follow through low
#6 This is not a pretty swing it is a functional one
#7 The tendency for ALL golfers is to LIFT the shot in the air. You will hit the middle of the trees EVERY TIME
#8 Lastly, don’t be greedy. Make sure you get OVER the trees first
Join me tomorrow for a continuation of backspin.
Golfingly yours,
Bobby
