How Do You Cope With Undulating Terrain?

From the fairway to around the green, you will need to adapt your game to cope with hard, undulating terrain. Follow these tips to increase your options and lower your score. Tight Lies Sand based soil and year round windy condition make link's fair ways hard - They often have a brown, parched appearance. To ensure a crisp strike from a tight lie, push the ball back in your stance and place 70% of your weight on your left foot at address by bending your knees towards the target. This set-up position ensures a steeper angle of attack. Your hand will be ahead of the ball at impact, de-lofting the club and producing a lower and more powerful ball flight. An abbreviated follow-through reduces backspin so the ball can fly unaffected through the wind. Pitching In this situation, the strength and direction of the wind should determine your strategy for attacking the green. Don't be afraid to hit a low, 7-iron chip-and-run from 80 yards if the wind is at your back- a high flying wedge is a ...  more