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Short Game · Mental Model

Cut it down the slope, hook it up the slope

The instructor's governing rule for short-game shots off slopes: if it's down (a downslope or ball below your feet) you cut it, and if it's up (an upslope or ball above your feet) you hook it. Cutting means going out-to-in with a fade, which steepens the attack.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 3:05

Why this context matters

A memory hook the instructor repeats throughout the video to pick shot shape from the lie.