4 steps to perfect lob shots
- Friday, 9 November 2007
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Master the lob shot for great escapes
If you are stuck behind a bunker, hitting a lob shot is your best option, as long as the lie isn't too bare.
The first thing I do in this situation is open the face of my 60 degree wedge so it plays more like 80 degrees.
It's important when you do twist the top of the shaft to open the face BEFORE taking your grip. In the correct position the logo on the grip will point to your right.
To slide the clubface under the ball, producing the ideal high trajectory, allow the club to move on an out-to-in path through the downswing. As you cut across the ball at impact you'll add loft to the shot.
It's important as you do this however, not to lean back in a bid to help the ball into the air. This is a fatal mistake that causes fat and thin strikes.
