{"id":542,"date":"2013-01-17T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T16:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/?p=542"},"modified":"2013-01-17T13:30:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T18:30:36","slug":"how-to-hit-high-golf-shots-9-days-to-amazing-ball-striking-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rotaryswing.com\/golf-lessons-blog\/how-to-hit-high-golf-shots-9-days-to-amazing-ball-striking-day-5\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Hit High Golf Shots: 9 Days to Amazing Ball Striking (Day 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Certain Situations Call for Specialized Shots<\/h2>\n

Maybe you’re on a long, wide open par five with a stiff wind at your back. You want to hit the ball very high and hard so you can reach the par five with an iron instead of a wood.<\/p>\n

Maybe you’re facing a second shot with a middle iron into a par four.\u00a0 The pin is cut just behind a bunker on the front edge of the green.<\/p>\n

You need to hit a high, soft shot that will land on the green and stop close to the hole.<\/p>\n

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Keep the left wrist flat to use the natural loft of the club face. This will give you a higher ball flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These are both examples of shots where you’ll need to add loft to the club in order to launch the ball higher.<\/p>\n

How to Hit the Ball High<\/h2>\n

Here’s one of the critical concepts covered in my new Premium video, “Day 5: How to Hit High-Flying, Soft-Landing Golf Shots”:<\/p>\n

You can control the height of any shot by correctly using your left hand.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to control trajectory, you must use the back of your left hand properly.<\/p>\n

You can think of the back of your left hand as your club face.<\/p>\n

In the Day 4 video, you learned the drills to de-loft the club and hit penetrating shots<\/a> with lots of compression by bowing your wrist forward.<\/p>\n

To add loft to a shot you’ll need to do the opposite.\u00a0 Now, in your downswing, you’ll want to have a flat left wrist, so you can use the natural loft of the club.<\/p>\n

Easy Does It<\/h2>\n

Don’t go overboard and “cup” your left wrist.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If performed correctly, at the moment of impact, the club shaft should still lean forward. It may only be leaning forward 1-2\u00b0, as opposed to 10-12\u00b0 of forward shaft lean for a more penetrating ball flight.<\/p>\n

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Now Get the Drills to Master High Golf Shots!<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The rest of the new Premium video gives you a step-by-step process, including an easy-to-follow drill, to add the high-flying, soft landing shot to your game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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