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Why You Shouldn't Swing Hard on an Uphill Lie
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify common swing faults that occur on uphill lies.
- Adjust your stance and swing to maintain control and accuracy.
- Practice hitting three-quarter shots to improve your consistency on slopes.
Learn how to adjust your swing for uphill lies to improve your accuracy and distance control. This video explains common mistakes golfers make and how to overcome them for better performance on the course.
Video Transcript
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This video is don't swing hard on the uphill lie so many golfers struggle with
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00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:10.000
approach shots into the green or second shots off the fairway if there's a
3
00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:14.120
slight uphill lie. Now the hard thing here is most golfers don't know that they
4
00:00:14.120 --> 00:00:17.860
struggle with it. They just tell me you know oh I miss the screen I miss this
5
00:00:17.860 --> 00:00:21.760
green I miss this green and then I'll point out that all of them had a slight
6
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up slope and they weren't making any adjustments. The two adjustments that I
7
00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:31.680
want most golfers to make is to not swing hard and to not swing is full. The
8
00:00:31.680 --> 00:00:38.600
swing faults that tend to cause problems on uphill lies would be sway, loss of
9
00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:45.080
posture, scoop or more of a roll or even more of a lunge. So if you have any of
10
00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:49.320
those patterns you're probably going to have your timing thrown off and have
11
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:54.320
those patterns exaggerated by a slightly uphill lie. So what I want you to do
12
00:00:54.320 --> 00:00:55.400
is
13
00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.120
you're going to practice hitting three quarter shots where basically you're
14
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taking your backswing up to about shoulder height and hitting almost more
15
00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:11.920
of a punch style release in order to help control low point. If you imagine
16
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:12.040
that
17
00:01:12.040 --> 00:01:15.720
you were standing on a very severe uphill lie kind of like this you would
18
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find that jumping would be really hard and you'd kind of air towards shifting
19
00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:23.200
into that back foot. It's going to be hard for you to really get your weight
20
00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:28.440
forward. So what may help is staying a little bit more forward to begin with.
21
00:01:28.440 --> 00:01:28.720
So
22
00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:33.240
taking your normal stance and then still getting your pelvis level to the slope
23
00:01:33.240 --> 00:01:40.200
but shifting it just a bit forward. Then doing your three quarter swing even by
24
00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:44.720
being a little bit more on top of the ball because it's a slight up slope you
25
00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:44.800
'll
26
00:01:44.800 --> 00:01:48.880
still get tons of height. So you shouldn't have any issue hitting at the
27
00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:54.620
correct distance. With the longer clubs like the hybrid and the three wood you
28
00:01:54.620 --> 00:01:55.160
'll
29
00:01:55.160 --> 00:01:59.650
find that the easiest shot to hit off the slight uphill lie is a little bit
30
00:01:59.650 --> 00:01:59.800
more
31
00:01:59.800 --> 00:02:05.960
of an arm dominant kind of slap hook. So getting a little bit more kind of arm
32
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:10.240
and hand speed as opposed to getting tons and tons of body rotation and body
33
00:02:10.240 --> 00:02:15.120
speed. Airing on being a little bit more closed or even or sorry a little more
34
00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:18.840
closed this way or maybe even having a little bit more side bend. Both of those
35
00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:24.320
can help with getting maximum distance and eliminating the big misses off the
36
00:02:24.320 --> 00:02:28.600
uphill lie. The big misses are the chunk shot and the pull or the pull hook and
37
00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:33.120
those are all easier to hit. They're all exaggerated by the fact that you're
38
00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:37.600
hitting off a slight uphill lie and it doesn't have to be a lot. Even a few
39
00:02:37.600 --> 00:02:41.600
degrees can mess up your overall contact. So I'm gonna swing a little bit
40
00:02:41.600 --> 00:02:49.160
more with my arms, less with my body and hit it nice and controlled. Didn't get
41
00:02:49.160 --> 00:02:51.920
that one to turn over but as long as I aimed that at the right side of the
42
00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:55.120
green I would have been fine.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.360
This video is don't swing hard on the uphill lie so many golfers struggle with
2
00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:10.000
approach shots into the green or second shots off the fairway if there's a
3
00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:14.120
slight uphill lie. Now the hard thing here is most golfers don't know that they
4
00:00:14.120 --> 00:00:17.860
struggle with it. They just tell me you know oh I miss the screen I miss this
5
00:00:17.860 --> 00:00:21.760
green I miss this green and then I'll point out that all of them had a slight
6
00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:26.120
up slope and they weren't making any adjustments. The two adjustments that I
7
00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:31.680
want most golfers to make is to not swing hard and to not swing is full. The
8
00:00:31.680 --> 00:00:38.600
swing faults that tend to cause problems on uphill lies would be sway, loss of
9
00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:45.080
posture, scoop or more of a roll or even more of a lunge. So if you have any of
10
00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:49.320
those patterns you're probably going to have your timing thrown off and have
11
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:54.320
those patterns exaggerated by a slightly uphill lie. So what I want you to do
12
00:00:54.320 --> 00:00:55.400
is
13
00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.120
you're going to practice hitting three quarter shots where basically you're
14
00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:04.480
taking your backswing up to about shoulder height and hitting almost more
15
00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:11.920
of a punch style release in order to help control low point. If you imagine
16
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:12.040
that
17
00:01:12.040 --> 00:01:15.720
you were standing on a very severe uphill lie kind of like this you would
18
00:01:15.720 --> 00:01:19.600
find that jumping would be really hard and you'd kind of air towards shifting
19
00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:23.200
into that back foot. It's going to be hard for you to really get your weight
20
00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:28.440
forward. So what may help is staying a little bit more forward to begin with.
21
00:01:28.440 --> 00:01:28.720
So
22
00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:33.240
taking your normal stance and then still getting your pelvis level to the slope
23
00:01:33.240 --> 00:01:40.200
but shifting it just a bit forward. Then doing your three quarter swing even by
24
00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:44.720
being a little bit more on top of the ball because it's a slight up slope you
25
00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:44.800
'll
26
00:01:44.800 --> 00:01:48.880
still get tons of height. So you shouldn't have any issue hitting at the
27
00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:54.620
correct distance. With the longer clubs like the hybrid and the three wood you
28
00:01:54.620 --> 00:01:55.160
'll
29
00:01:55.160 --> 00:01:59.650
find that the easiest shot to hit off the slight uphill lie is a little bit
30
00:01:59.650 --> 00:01:59.800
more
31
00:01:59.800 --> 00:02:05.960
of an arm dominant kind of slap hook. So getting a little bit more kind of arm
32
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:10.240
and hand speed as opposed to getting tons and tons of body rotation and body
33
00:02:10.240 --> 00:02:15.120
speed. Airing on being a little bit more closed or even or sorry a little more
34
00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:18.840
closed this way or maybe even having a little bit more side bend. Both of those
35
00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:24.320
can help with getting maximum distance and eliminating the big misses off the
36
00:02:24.320 --> 00:02:28.600
uphill lie. The big misses are the chunk shot and the pull or the pull hook and
37
00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:33.120
those are all easier to hit. They're all exaggerated by the fact that you're
38
00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:37.600
hitting off a slight uphill lie and it doesn't have to be a lot. Even a few
39
00:02:37.600 --> 00:02:41.600
degrees can mess up your overall contact. So I'm gonna swing a little bit
40
00:02:41.600 --> 00:02:49.160
more with my arms, less with my body and hit it nice and controlled. Didn't get
41
00:02:49.160 --> 00:02:51.920
that one to turn over but as long as I aimed that at the right side of the
42
00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:55.120
green I would have been fine.
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Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Why You Shouldn't Swing Hard on an Uphill Lie
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Identify common swing faults that occur on uphill lies.
- Adjust your stance and swing to maintain control and accuracy.
- Practice hitting three-quarter shots to improve your consistency on slopes.
Learn how to adjust your swing for uphill lies to improve your accuracy and distance control. This video explains common mistakes golfers make and how to overcome them for better performance on the course.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.360
This video is don't swing hard on the uphill lie so many golfers struggle with
2
00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:10.000
approach shots into the green or second shots off the fairway if there's a
3
00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:14.120
slight uphill lie. Now the hard thing here is most golfers don't know that they
4
00:00:14.120 --> 00:00:17.860
struggle with it. They just tell me you know oh I miss the screen I miss this
5
00:00:17.860 --> 00:00:21.760
green I miss this green and then I'll point out that all of them had a slight
6
00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:26.120
up slope and they weren't making any adjustments. The two adjustments that I
7
00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:31.680
want most golfers to make is to not swing hard and to not swing is full. The
8
00:00:31.680 --> 00:00:38.600
swing faults that tend to cause problems on uphill lies would be sway, loss of
9
00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:45.080
posture, scoop or more of a roll or even more of a lunge. So if you have any of
10
00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:49.320
those patterns you're probably going to have your timing thrown off and have
11
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:54.320
those patterns exaggerated by a slightly uphill lie. So what I want you to do
12
00:00:54.320 --> 00:00:55.400
is
13
00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.120
you're going to practice hitting three quarter shots where basically you're
14
00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:04.480
taking your backswing up to about shoulder height and hitting almost more
15
00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:11.920
of a punch style release in order to help control low point. If you imagine
16
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:12.040
that
17
00:01:12.040 --> 00:01:15.720
you were standing on a very severe uphill lie kind of like this you would
18
00:01:15.720 --> 00:01:19.600
find that jumping would be really hard and you'd kind of air towards shifting
19
00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:23.200
into that back foot. It's going to be hard for you to really get your weight
20
00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:28.440
forward. So what may help is staying a little bit more forward to begin with.
21
00:01:28.440 --> 00:01:28.720
So
22
00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:33.240
taking your normal stance and then still getting your pelvis level to the slope
23
00:01:33.240 --> 00:01:40.200
but shifting it just a bit forward. Then doing your three quarter swing even by
24
00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:44.720
being a little bit more on top of the ball because it's a slight up slope you
25
00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:44.800
'll
26
00:01:44.800 --> 00:01:48.880
still get tons of height. So you shouldn't have any issue hitting at the
27
00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:54.620
correct distance. With the longer clubs like the hybrid and the three wood you
28
00:01:54.620 --> 00:01:55.160
'll
29
00:01:55.160 --> 00:01:59.650
find that the easiest shot to hit off the slight uphill lie is a little bit
30
00:01:59.650 --> 00:01:59.800
more
31
00:01:59.800 --> 00:02:05.960
of an arm dominant kind of slap hook. So getting a little bit more kind of arm
32
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:10.240
and hand speed as opposed to getting tons and tons of body rotation and body
33
00:02:10.240 --> 00:02:15.120
speed. Airing on being a little bit more closed or even or sorry a little more
34
00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:18.840
closed this way or maybe even having a little bit more side bend. Both of those
35
00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:24.320
can help with getting maximum distance and eliminating the big misses off the
36
00:02:24.320 --> 00:02:28.600
uphill lie. The big misses are the chunk shot and the pull or the pull hook and
37
00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:33.120
those are all easier to hit. They're all exaggerated by the fact that you're
38
00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:37.600
hitting off a slight uphill lie and it doesn't have to be a lot. Even a few
39
00:02:37.600 --> 00:02:41.600
degrees can mess up your overall contact. So I'm gonna swing a little bit
40
00:02:41.600 --> 00:02:49.160
more with my arms, less with my body and hit it nice and controlled. Didn't get
41
00:02:49.160 --> 00:02:51.920
that one to turn over but as long as I aimed that at the right side of the
42
00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:55.120
green I would have been fine.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.360
This video is don't swing hard on the uphill lie so many golfers struggle with
2
00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:10.000
approach shots into the green or second shots off the fairway if there's a
3
00:00:10.000 --> 00:00:14.120
slight uphill lie. Now the hard thing here is most golfers don't know that they
4
00:00:14.120 --> 00:00:17.860
struggle with it. They just tell me you know oh I miss the screen I miss this
5
00:00:17.860 --> 00:00:21.760
green I miss this green and then I'll point out that all of them had a slight
6
00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:26.120
up slope and they weren't making any adjustments. The two adjustments that I
7
00:00:26.120 --> 00:00:31.680
want most golfers to make is to not swing hard and to not swing is full. The
8
00:00:31.680 --> 00:00:38.600
swing faults that tend to cause problems on uphill lies would be sway, loss of
9
00:00:38.600 --> 00:00:45.080
posture, scoop or more of a roll or even more of a lunge. So if you have any of
10
00:00:45.080 --> 00:00:49.320
those patterns you're probably going to have your timing thrown off and have
11
00:00:49.320 --> 00:00:54.320
those patterns exaggerated by a slightly uphill lie. So what I want you to do
12
00:00:54.320 --> 00:00:55.400
is
13
00:00:55.400 --> 00:01:00.120
you're going to practice hitting three quarter shots where basically you're
14
00:01:00.120 --> 00:01:04.480
taking your backswing up to about shoulder height and hitting almost more
15
00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:11.920
of a punch style release in order to help control low point. If you imagine
16
00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:12.040
that
17
00:01:12.040 --> 00:01:15.720
you were standing on a very severe uphill lie kind of like this you would
18
00:01:15.720 --> 00:01:19.600
find that jumping would be really hard and you'd kind of air towards shifting
19
00:01:19.600 --> 00:01:23.200
into that back foot. It's going to be hard for you to really get your weight
20
00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:28.440
forward. So what may help is staying a little bit more forward to begin with.
21
00:01:28.440 --> 00:01:28.720
So
22
00:01:28.720 --> 00:01:33.240
taking your normal stance and then still getting your pelvis level to the slope
23
00:01:33.240 --> 00:01:40.200
but shifting it just a bit forward. Then doing your three quarter swing even by
24
00:01:40.200 --> 00:01:44.720
being a little bit more on top of the ball because it's a slight up slope you
25
00:01:44.720 --> 00:01:44.800
'll
26
00:01:44.800 --> 00:01:48.880
still get tons of height. So you shouldn't have any issue hitting at the
27
00:01:48.880 --> 00:01:54.620
correct distance. With the longer clubs like the hybrid and the three wood you
28
00:01:54.620 --> 00:01:55.160
'll
29
00:01:55.160 --> 00:01:59.650
find that the easiest shot to hit off the slight uphill lie is a little bit
30
00:01:59.650 --> 00:01:59.800
more
31
00:01:59.800 --> 00:02:05.960
of an arm dominant kind of slap hook. So getting a little bit more kind of arm
32
00:02:05.960 --> 00:02:10.240
and hand speed as opposed to getting tons and tons of body rotation and body
33
00:02:10.240 --> 00:02:15.120
speed. Airing on being a little bit more closed or even or sorry a little more
34
00:02:15.120 --> 00:02:18.840
closed this way or maybe even having a little bit more side bend. Both of those
35
00:02:18.840 --> 00:02:24.320
can help with getting maximum distance and eliminating the big misses off the
36
00:02:24.320 --> 00:02:28.600
uphill lie. The big misses are the chunk shot and the pull or the pull hook and
37
00:02:28.600 --> 00:02:33.120
those are all easier to hit. They're all exaggerated by the fact that you're
38
00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:37.600
hitting off a slight uphill lie and it doesn't have to be a lot. Even a few
39
00:02:37.600 --> 00:02:41.600
degrees can mess up your overall contact. So I'm gonna swing a little bit
40
00:02:41.600 --> 00:02:49.160
more with my arms, less with my body and hit it nice and controlled. Didn't get
41
00:02:49.160 --> 00:02:51.920
that one to turn over but as long as I aimed that at the right side of the
42
00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:55.120
green I would have been fine.
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