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Short Game · Strategy

Bumble six iron into steep banks

From the tight lie beside the steep bank, the 60-degree shot rolled too far, so the instructor recommends a small chip-and-run with a six iron. Play the ball into the bank, let it reach the top, and allow it to feed down while considering the trajectory into the slope.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 29:54

Try it

  1. Do a little chip and run into there with a six.
  2. Bumble it to the top.
  3. Let it feed down.
  4. Think about that trajectory into that slope.
  5. Die it at the top.

Why this context matters

This is for a tight lie into a steep bank where a high lob shot runs too far.