Discovering a lie on hardpan is a tough spot to be in, however you possibly can escape with ease by following the following tips from High 100 Trainer Tina Tombs.
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Your wayward tee shot discovered a tough patch of gravel, or hardpan, in any other case generally known as merely the desert the place I educate in Phoenix.
Your first response is more likely to pull your sand wedge to get the ball again to security, such as you usually do in a sand bunker. Uh-uh. The bounce angle in your wedges is just too excessive to navigate this kind of lie — so the membership will actually bounce off the gravel as soon as it hits the bottom, so that you’ll find yourself sculling the shot. This example requires some creativity.
First step is to go for an extended membership with a extra upright lie and little bounce. Say 7-iron. Stand near the ball along with your toes collectively, and, as a substitute of making an attempt to make a full swing, use your placing stroke. (You’ll be able to even go so far as to make use of your placing grip.) Now putt the ball. The size of your 7-iron is greater than sufficient to get the ball safely down the green.
The most effective half? Utilizing your placing stroke ensures that you just received’t hit up on the ball, which is one other method to catch these sorts of pictures too skinny. I imply, who ever tries to carry the ball within the air with their putter? Get again in play and go make your par.
Tina Tombs is a GOLF High 100 Trainer who operates Tina Tombs Golf on the Arizona Biltmore GC in Phoenix.
