How to play golf’s most scary shots when you need to!
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When you find yourself up against a tree but on the wrong side, where you cannot take your normal stance to hit the ball, you have two options.
1. Take a drop, two club-lengths from where the ball lies (not really an option that anyone wants), or 2. play the shot standing the opposite way. This might be a scary shot, but with just a little practice and this video by Golf Digest and Jason Birnbaum, you will soon be well on your way!
Blair O’Neal’s Sexiest Shots in Golf #2 The Ambidextrous Shot!
Golf Chats is a website to encourage discussions on various subjects relating to the game of golf. I am Mel Sole, Director of Instruction of the Mel Sole Golf School and SAPGA Master Professional. I invite you to enter into a discussion on this or any article on the golfchats.com website. The input is for the entire subscriber base to learn something new each time! Please post your comments below. Keep it clean and tasteful. We are here to learn from one another!
How many times have you hit a great shot, only to find your ball on the “wrong” side of the tree?
You could take a drop, but that would be a penalty shot. And “playing safe just isn’t sexy,” says Blair O’Neal for Golf Digest.
Golf Digest has produced a series called ‘The Sexiest Shots in Golf Video Series,’ and I must admit, Blair O’Neal and LPGA Tour Player Anna Rawson make the tips simple and fun to watch.
Watch this video to learn 3 easy steps that will have you hitting a left-handed shot back into play!
