| Golf would be much easier, if every shot were from | | | | This time, at address, the ball should be placed more |
| a nice flat spot in the fairway. Part of being a good | | | | forward in your stance, than if you were hitting from |
| golfer, is not only having a perfect shot from a flat | | | | a flat surface. Again, take note of where the club |
| lie in the fairway, but having a nice shot at any lie. | | | | makes contact with the ground when taking a |
| Hitting a golf ball from a different lie, requires slight | | | | practice swing, and use this to judge where to place |
| changes in the "normal" golf swing. | | | | the ball. As far as weight distribution is concerned: |
| Hitting on a Downhill Lie | | | | place slightly more weight on the back foot for the |
| If the ball is on a hill sloping downwards, first you | | | | uphill lie. |
| must consider playing a different club than you | | | | Hitting with the Ball Above Your Feet |
| normally would from this same distance. Playing from | | | | When the ball is located above your feet, it will have |
| a downhill lie will cause the ball to ball travel further, | | | | a tendency to travel on a right to left trajectory. In |
| so play a club down. In other words, use a more | | | | order to compensate for the ball being above your |
| lofted club. | | | | feet, first choke down on the club. Then, make sure |
| Also, you will want to change where the ball is placed | | | | to aim right of the target, as the ball will travel left of |
| at address. Line up, so the ball is farther back in your | | | | where it is aimed. |
| stance than normal. In order to judge how far back | | | | Hitting with the Ball Below Your Feet |
| to place the ball; take a normal practice swing, and | | | | With the ball below your feet, you may feel slightly |
| note where the club makes contact with the ground. | | | | awkward at address, because of having to reach |
| Line up so that the ball is where your club made | | | | down to line up to the ball. In order to alleviate some |
| contact with the ground. Finally, you will want to put | | | | of this awkwardness, bend your knees, and try not |
| a slightly greater amount of weight on the front foot | | | | to be reaching for the ball. In this case, the ball will |
| than the back. | | | | travel on a left to right trajectory, so aim to the left |
| Hitting on an Uphill Lie | | | | of the target. |
| If the surface from which you are playing is sloping | | | | Remember, in hitting from different lies, your swing |
| upwards, again consider playing a different club than | | | | mechanics will all be the same; do not attempt to |
| you would from this distance on a flat lie. This time, | | | | change the rhythm or actual path of your swing. The |
| play a club up; meaning use a club with less loft. This | | | | changes that will be made in order to compensate |
| is because the uphill lie causes the ball to have a | | | | for these different lies involve changing your position |
| higher trajectory, therefore not traveling as far. | | | | at set up, not the swing itself. |