Discovering a lie on hardpan is a tough spot to be in, however you may escape with ease by following the following pointers from Prime 100 Instructor Tina Tombs.
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Your wayward tee shot discovered a tough patch of gravel, or hardpan, in any other case referred to as merely the desert the place I train in Phoenix.Â
Your first response is more likely to pull your sand wedge to get the ball again to security, such as you usually do in a sand bunker. Uh-uh. The bounce angle in your wedges is simply too excessive to navigate this form of lie — so the membership will actually bounce off the gravel as soon as it hits the bottom, so that you’ll find yourself sculling the shot. This case requires some creativity.
First step is to go for an extended membership with a extra upright lie and little bounce. Say 7-iron. Stand near the ball together with your toes collectively, and, as an alternative of attempting to make a full swing, use your placing stroke. (You’ll be able to even go so far as to make use of your placing grip.) Now putt the ball. The size of your 7-iron is greater than sufficient to get the ball safely down the golf green.
The perfect half? Utilizing your placing stroke ensures that you just gained’t hit up on the ball, which is one other strategy to catch these sorts of pictures too skinny. I imply, who ever tries to elevate the ball within the air with their putter? Get again in play and go make your par.
Tina Tombs is a GOLF Prime 100 Instructor who operates Tina Tombs Golf on the Arizona Biltmore GC in Phoenix.
