[ChrisGoldstein]

For some reason I am having alot of trouble hitting a ball that is below my feet. I never had this problem in the past and unfortunately for me, the last 2 course heavily favored right handed players (I am lefty) so I had quite a few downhill lies. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[Ruiceara]

I've always been told to try and keep your shoulders parallel to the slope of the hill and it was worked well for me so far

[letmelogin]

I've always been told to try and keep your shoulders parallel to the slope of the hill and it was worked well for me so far

Setup is HUGE. If you setup up correctly you wont have to make much more adjustments to the swing.

[CialisBestPrice]

Down hill as in the grade is down hill twards the hole, or the the ball is below your feet at address?

[ChrisGoldstein]

Ball is below my feet at address.

[Slintreeoost]

Down hill as in the grade is down hill twards the hole, or the the ball is below your feet at address?

I had the same confusion.

Ball is below my feet at address.

I call that a sidehill lie. You can also have a sidehill lie where your feet are below the ball.

I've always taken a little more club, swung easier and aimed right if it's above my feet, or aimed left if it's below my feet. If it's below your feet you gotta squat a little too. If that's not right then I've been doing wrong all this time.

Of course, I am probably not the first person you want to talk to about this! haha

[dasneycomrov]

For sidehill lies I was taught when the ball is above your feet to choke down on the club but then stand with a little more upright spine-angle and aim right. For ball below your feet do the opposite with a bit wider stance and plenty of knee bend and aim left for the fade. Of course, I suck so take my advice with a grain of salt.

[chuecaloversvv]

I just bend my knees more and aim left (right for you)

[BamSaitinypap]

I call that a sidehill lie. You can also have a sidehill lie where your feet are below the ball.

I've always taken a little more club, swung easier and aimed right if it's above my feet, or aimed left if it's below my feet. If it's below your feet you gotta squat a little too. If that's not right then I've been doing wrong all this time.

Of course, I am probably not the first person you want to talk to about this! haha

That's exactly you want to do. Just remember to swing easier than you usually do so that you dont top the ball or hit it thin.

[TCjwwhcY]

tom watson's lessons of a lifetime says you should 1.) set your spine parallel to the surface of the slope. so left shoulder low, right shoulder high. 2.) Then lean over a little more - and 3.) play the ball back in your stance. As you take practice swings notice where the bottom of your swing is. you want the ball 1/2" back of that. So you hit the ballfirst and makea descending blow. If you have it too far forward, where youd normally play it, youll hit it fat.

[Aafimoq]

This video helped me a lot.

[igs00r]

Seve stated that to get to a ball below your feet you want to widen your stance to lower your shoulders. I do this and aim left to off set the fade ball flight common from this lye.


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[jeargefef]

I just top it.... Hope that helps!

[OQmYckYz]

For some reason I am having alot of trouble hitting a ball that is below my feet. I never had this problem in the past and unfortunately for me, the last 2 course heavily favored right handed players (I am lefty) so I had quite a few downhill lies. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

You didn't say what the problem is? Balance is the key, if your weight is too much on your toes you will not hit it solid. Good balance, swing easy, hit hard. I get this shot a lot too (also lefty) and usually hook it a little. The only problem I have is when I assume it will fade or slice because of lie.

[PriniMai]

Great video KellyBo!! I too would dread this shot, now not so much!!