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Short Game · Technique

Move the sternum forward to shift your low point

The center of your body corresponds to the low point of the strike. If you have been struggling with contact, move your center point forward a little further; that is an upper-body move of the sternum, and it shifts the low point toward the target so you make good quality contact instead of chunking it. Off a scruffy lie the instructor says this is exactly what he would do.

Channel: Club Champion

Watch official source at 10:50

Try it

  1. Move that center point just a little bit further forward
  2. Just move the sternum slightly forward
  3. Then just hit it from there, not changing anything else

Why this context matters

Demonstrated for a chip off a scruffy piece of grass around the green.