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oh nvm thats canadian

That’s right EH!

thnx

Your welcome;

You must play on many good slopes in Switzerland! The views must be spectacular!

All the best, Shawn

Thankyou very much for this clip, This is one of the crucial parts of my game that needed fine tuning. i am however having severe trouble with my long distance bunker shots, and my short (70-100yds) chipping I will hopefully find further videos from yourself on these..Thanks again for helping me lose a couple of shots off my handicap

You are welcome!
You will be amazed at how much practicing on these slopes will improve your swing!

Shawn

Thanks.

I was just out playing and I had almost that exact shot. It was a little closer to the pin, but I basically had no idea how to hit it correctly so I swung and I hit it sooooo thin it when flying down the slope and right across the green and out of bounds. Not too good.

This video really helped. Keep up the good work.

Shawn I watched your blog on golf mag and you hit on something that is killing me and that is rolling my left foot and spinning out. Which of your videos do you suggest to help me firm up my left side and get weight to the inside of my left foot on the forward swing.

This downhill one for starters; then the one leg drill and the “Fine tuning the best drill” which is the feet together drill; when swinging with the feet together, maintain the knees together and the suction through the arches at all times especially in the finish!

During the uphill shot is there a weight shift to the uphill foot during the swing at all? Or do you remain on the back foot during the entire swing?

Cheers

i always had trouble with down hill b/c i would shift back, this really works !!!

Wow! VERY valuable tips!

(Clem, can I be your cameraman?! I’m willing to work for free!! )

See the Golf Pro Lesson Leverage Power video for a more detailed explanation!
Thanks for the question! Shawn

What a cool platform! Wish I had that.

Shawn, I’m confused. I thought that if you hit up the slope you needed a club more, e.g a 7 to hit 8 iron distance because of the increased loft. You then hit a 5i 220yds instead of your usual 190. Can you explain please!

Hey Just james!
Have a look at the “Golf pro Lesson Leverage power” video; when you have this natural leverage, you have a veritable launchpad! My longest shots have come from this kind of uphill lie; but obviously, more inclination that what you see here would require an adjustment; Shawn

I worked on this this past week. OMG! I am simply stunned and how this works. This goes against every thing you learned about sloped lies. I played with a guy on tuesday and kept dropping balls on different sloped lies and his jaw dropped.

Yet again, I go to the course with this doubting thomas “ah this is BS” attitude only to have my jaw drop (and others) and again proclaim Shawn to be a genius. In fact this lead to a birdie today. I had a ball above up hill lie and hit a cut shot to 10ft!!

I love it! Thanks for the great comment!
Shawn

It’s me again.

I got to play with the club champion at Crystal Falls TX today. I had the ball below my feet and I was about 120 yards out with a pitching wedge. The pin placement was way in the back . I showed the guy how to do this shot flat footed. I hit the flag stick squarely and the ball went strait back about 12 feet. The ball was as strait as can be. He was stunned.

nice ! very informative ! thanks to this vid !

Shawn,
Can you tell me if for shot down/up hill you use the adequate iron for the distance or rather you choose the next with more loft, p.e., instead a 9-I use PW.
thanks

Shawn, I have to thank you so much. I watched your videos on the full swing yesterday where you suggested lifting the left foot a bit and then planting it. I then went to the driving range and shot 50- 17 yards further on every shot, just using your tips. I would recommend you to anyone. Thanks man, great job.

So, for the downhill shots, you don’t align your shoulders with the slope of the hill? You are the first instructor I’ve seen advocate this. Oh, I will take your word for it than any of the others, but I was just wondering why. Thanks.

I’m sure this concept still applies and is quite valid for all degree of angles, but how about on severe slopes (ball above and below feet)? I mean, there are times when you pull or slice the shot from the tee severely onto a hillside. You would obviously pick the safest route and maybe hit the ball as a downhill shot and just dribble it back onto the fairway, but… if you were to go ahead and try to hit it along the hillside towards the green, how would you take care of such severe cases?

@cmterpsnskins I know how you feel because you hear this in all instruction magazines and books; do you have level shoulders on a flat lie?? No, of course not! And none of the magazines and books will tell you that they should be because the right hand is lower than the left…so now you should do this on a downhill shot where balance against the left is of paramount importance? You see how I get frustrated by the ignorance out there? Shawn