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Short Game · Technique

Punch a low-spin pitch off a muddy lie

The greens are soft, which will help. Play the ball back of center or even farther back, keep the hands forward, and use release one with a punchy follow-through. The strike was definitely ball-first, and the ball went in.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 15:39

Try it

  1. Ball back of center, maybe even further back, with the hands forward
  2. Play a release one with a kind of punchy follow-through

Why this context matters

Pitching off a really muddy lie into soft winter greens.