Discovering a troublesome lie on the hardpan does not should spell doom.
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You discovered a patch of hardpan. Or gravel, sand, a cart path. Regardless of — you’ll be able to nonetheless get residence. This example isn’t as dangerous because it appears.
The very first thing to understand is that the unfastened or slippery floor beneath your toes is the largest impediment. So, for starters, do your finest to dig in together with your toes as you settle into your stance.
Should you don’t have strong footing, you’re prone to cling again as you swing and catch the hardpan earlier than the ball. Right here, ball-first contact is vital. So get strong, place the ball in the course of your stance and set at the very least 60 % of your weight over your entrance foot — and maintain it there as you swing.
So far as your movement goes, use no matter means essential to create a steeper angle of assault. That is the place all that front-foot-loaded weight will turn out to be useful. Maintain issues clean however positively have the sensation of driving down and exhausting into the again of the ball.
Do your finest to stay in stability, even when it means subtracting a couple of mph out of your swing. Should you do it proper, you gained’t even lose a lot yardage — however seize an additional membership simply in case.
Jim Murphy is a GOLF High 100 Trainer who teaches at Sugar Creek CC in Sugar Land, Texas.
