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Short Game · Technique

Putt with loft: low wedge shot off soft ground

For an awkward short shot off soft ground, play it as a low 'putt with loft.' Move the ball back in the stance to catch the ball first and flight it lower, turn the arms inwards for a simple arc, set the hands opposite the inside of the lead thigh, and stroke it visualizing a line back to the hole, backwards and forwards.

Channel: Danny Maude

Watch official source at 7:58

Try it

  1. move the ball back in my stance
  2. get my arms, turn them inwards
  3. hands just opposite inside left thigh
  4. visualizing a line going back to the hole, backwards and forwards

Why this context matters

Awkward short approach off soft, muddy ground with a 56-degree wedge.