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Short Game · Mental Model

Catch the ball just before the low point of the arc

A solid strike comes from ball-then-turf contact - striking the ball, then the ground. You do this by controlling the lowest point of your swing and striking the ball just before the club reaches the bottom of its arc.

Channel: Danny Maude

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Instructor is teaching the awkward 30-80 yard in-between yardage.