Golf: Sand Downhill Lie

Video Transcript

"Okay, to me this is my least favorite shot in golf, is a downhill, steep downhill lie. Because, what happens with a downhill lie is it's very hard to get underneath the ball to generate any loft. So now we're in a sand trap with a downhill lie. So, one of the things, all I'm trying to do is manage this disaster better. This is not a good occurrence but you have to be able to get out of this so you can then recover. You want to just make the best of this situation. You want to put your weight on your upper foot because you don't want to fall over and you're just going to try to get underneath the ball as much as you can and just get it out of here. So, I'm going to take a very relaxed swing and that's about the best you can do with some of these lies. So I want you to think about the downhill lie especially in sand, is a very tough shot. On grass depending on the steepness it could be the worst lie. So I've had it where I hit beautiful drives and I'm at a steep downward slope and it's terrible because you can't get underneath the ball to get it up. Sometimes you got to just be able to make the most of that situation and go on to the next shot."