Golf Chipping in Thick Grass: Uphill Lie With 9 Iron

Video Transcript

"Ok, we're going to work on this uphill lie, once again, with a nine iron, so now, this is a more appropriate club for this lie, because going straight up, like we are on this steep hill, you're going to add more loft to your club naturally, because the only way to hit it, is to go along the contours, of the grass. I can't swing into it. There's no other way, so I've got to hit up on the ball, and it's going to put it up higher, but I'm not going to be able to get much spin, either, so it's a very important shot here, because I'm not that far from the pin, but if I don't execute this well, instead of getting the ball on the green in one putting, I could have to take another shot, or if I don't hit such a good shot, I can always take two putts.Sso this is a very important shot to save strokes. So I'm going to be very careful, so I'm going to be very balanced here, and I'm going to go with a relatively closed face, here, and I'm going to make sure I contour my swing, along the side of the hill here, and that was pretty good, so I've got a three or four foot putt, but let's try that again. I'm going to open the face, and I'm going to aim straight up now, so that one was pretty good, so you can use an open stance, or a closed stance for this shot, but just make sure you have good balance, and you swing alongside the contour of the hill, so work on this shot a lot, and you'll have great success."