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Full Swing · Technique

Ball below feet: widen, grip to the top, swing easy

When the ball is below your feet, widen your stance to get lower to the ground and hold the club right at the top of the grip (the opposite of choking down) to reach the ball. The instructor swings at what feels like three-quarters, and clubs up one, moving from an 8-iron to a 7-iron.

Channel: Danny Maude

Watch official source at 7:48

Why this context matters

Spoken during the ball-below-feet segment; the instructor verbally slips and says 'downhill lies' but is demonstrating the ball below his feet.