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Short Game · Technique

Use the bank to kill short-sided speed

For a tight, short-sided position, the instructor's preferred option is a hinged release-one shot into the bank with a 52-degree club. Visualize two to three bounces off the green and use the bank to reduce the ball's speed. The intended shot flies low with some check and then runs up the bank.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 5:12

Try it

  1. Use the bank to take a bit of the speed out of the ball.
  2. Visualize how many bounces are going to be off the green.
  3. Hit a hinged release one into the bank.
  4. Do not use too much loft.

Why this context matters

This is for a collection area where the pin is tight over a steep bank.