Lets look at the second hardest uneven lie to hit.  If you have a tendency to struggle with this shot, you usually top the golf ball.

Follow the steps below and you will see a positive change in your down hill shots.

1. Because the ball will fly lower, you can take a more lofted club to help the ball go a little higher.
2. The ball will have a tendency to curve to the right.  You will need to aim a little to the left.
3. To avoid topping the ball, check your shoulder alignment and make sure they are parallel to the ground you are standing on.  Your front shoulder should be a little lower than your back shoulder.  This will encourage the club to swing DOWN into the ball (correct) and not up in the down swing.
4. Play the ball in your stance according to the club you are using (a little forward for a longer club and a little back for shorter clubs).
5. You want to make sure you follow through LOW to the ground after impact.

Give this tip a try.  I know that it will work for you! Leave a comment below with all of your golf successes.

The uphill lie is the easiest uneven lie shot in golf.  If you struggle with this shot, you probably swing the golf club to vertical into the ground and hit a fat shot. There are a few things you should focus on and know before hitting your shot on an uphill lie.

1. Make sure you take a less lofted club. This will make the ball go HIGHER and SHORTER.
2. The ball will have a tendency to hook to the left, so you should aim a little to the right.
3. To avoid hitting the shot fat, check your shoulder alignment.  Your shoulders should be parallel to the ground you are standing on. For the uphill lie, your back shoulder should be a little lower that your leading shoulder.
4. The ball should be positioned according to what club you are using, as though you were on a level lie. (A bit forward for longer clubs and a bit back for shorter clubs.)
5. You want to make sure you have a HIGH follow through after impact.

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Most players use one club to for all their chip shots of varying distances. What I want to see is you use different clubs for different distances but with the same swing technique.

If you are very close to the green and the flag is close to you, you should use your pitching wedge. With this club their will be more air on the ball and less roll.  As the flag gets further away, you should use a less lofted club such as a 7 or 6-iron.

The basic chipping technique – hands down on the grip, feet close together, and the ball in between your feet.  Keep your swing small and controlled, make a smooth stroke at the ball.

Now as you need to chip to a flag that is farther away we will do the same swing as before but this time with a less lofted club. Your 6-iron, 7 or even 8 can be used depending on your preference.  So take your stance with feet close together, ball between your feet, and hands low on the grip. This time the ball be in the air less and will roll more to the longer flag. When you have more green to work with this is a method that makes it easier to chip it close.

Hope this tip helps you out.  Leave a comment below to let me know how this works for you.

Do you continue to hit behind the ball, also know as hitting it fat, while chipping?  In other words, do you hit the golf ball and it barely goes towards the green?

Bobby Eldridge over at PurePointGolf.com explains that the correct path that your chip shot’s supposed to travel on is just slightly, ever so slightly on the inside.

If you are hitting it the golf ball fat, then this golf tip on chipping is for you.  Your problem is typically due to your swing going too much outside, which makes the club go too vertical.

And the correction is you feel like you’re going to swing the club a little bit more inside, and then this will give you proper impact.  But this is not so.

You need to make sure you round out your backswing.  To do this you need to make sure that you let the golf club travel a little bit to the inside, a little bit, not much.

Try that golf tip on chipping the next time out around the practice green or even in your back yard.

Let me say that this is a shot that you should practice, practice, practice, before trying it during a round of golf.

This tip is for you if you are struggling when you need a high, soft flop shot to a tight pin or you usually blade or chunk the golf ball it when you try to hit the flop shot or you are actually not bad at playing flops, but you want to hit them even higher, softer and more consistently

What’s Your Problem

Most golfers either either dig your wedge into the turf or blade the ball across the green when trying to hit the flop shot.

The Solution to Your Problem

The solution is to make sure the bottom of your wedge, not the leading edge, makes contact with the turf, just like when you hit a bunker shot.

How Can you Do It

First, set your feet shoulder-width apart, position the ball in the center of your stance and set your hands even with the ball.  Take note how this position creates a slight cup in your left wrist. The secret to the flop shot is to maintain that cupping of the wrist throughout your swing.  When done correctly, the bottom of your wedge will skip off the turf and you will catch the shot clean.

Maintaining the cup in your left wrist also adds loft to your wedge, enabling you to hit a higher, softer shot with the same swing. As long as you keep the cup in your wrist, you can make as aggressive a swing as you want. The harder you swing, the higher and softer the shot will fly.

This works only when there is plenty of grass under the ball.  Do not try this on tight lies.

Let me know how this tip works for you by leaving a comment below.