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Drop loft when the ball is sitting up high

When the ball is sitting up high in the grass, it is easy to catch it high on the clubface. Dan says he would use a lower-lofted wedge (a 54) from that lie precisely because the ball is sitting so high.

Channel: Dan Grieve

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Ball sitting up high on a downslope lie.