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Choke up and cut a ball-below-feet chip

When the ball is below your feet you stand above it, so you tend to see it thin and can hit it higher than normal. To counter this, don't choke down the grip; feel like you're at the top of the grip or even above it, and keep plenty of knee flex with bouncy knees. Get a little steeper, move the swing plane more in front and go out-to-in with a fade, aiming left. Use an earlier wrist hinge and always a release one, holding the loft.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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Try it

  1. don't go down the grip; hold at the top of the grip or even above it
  2. keep plenty of knee flex
  3. aim left
  4. go out to in with a little fade
  5. use an earlier wrist hinge
  6. play a release one and hold the loft

Why this context matters

Ball below the feet tends to be hit thin because you are standing above the ball.