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Full Swing · Technique

Play a ball above your feet with a held-off face

For a ball above your feet, the speaker aims right and grips down because the ball is above the feet, then stands a little tall with a slightly narrower stance to be taller, moves ball position about half a ball to a ball back of normal, and anchors about five percent onto the left foot and maintains it. Instead of a regular release — which would turn the ball more left — the speaker holds it off, keeping the face facing the target as long as possible rather than letting it rotate.

Channel: Golf with Aimee

Watch official source at 4:23

Why this context matters

Hit with a hybrid on a ball-above-feet lie, about 210 to the flag.