| The lob shot in golf is one of the coolest | | | | get the shaft of the club vertical |
| shots to watch. | | | | perpendicular to the ground as your hands |
| | | | reach the halfway point. |
| We've all seen a good lob shot executed where | | | | |
| the golf ball pops quickly and high into the | | | | Now for the most difficult part... the mental |
| air then lands ever so softly on the green... | | | | part. Take a full swing. |
| like a butterfly with sore feet! | | | | |
| | | | The tough part here is to convince your mind |
| The problem here is that for us mortal | | | | that you do have to take a full swing even |
| golfers this is also one of the most | | | | though the actual distance you want the ball |
| difficult shots to perform. Not to worry | | | | to travel is minimal. |
| though... here are a couple tips on how to | | | | |
| play the lob shot. | | | | Most of our brains have trouble with this |
| | | | one. This is the part where you may hear |
| First... you'll want to weaken your grip by | | | | someone tell you that you have to stay |
| rotating your grip counter clockwise on the | | | | committed to the shot. |
| club just a bit (your left thumb will be | | | | |
| pointing directly down the shaft slightly | | | | A tough commitment to be sure... but you |
| more counter clockwise). A weaker grip will | | | | must. |
| have the tendency to keep the clubface open | | | | |
| which allows the club to 'slide' under the | | | | It's the commitment to the full swing that |
| ball more readily. | | | | usually goes awry for the average golfer. At |
| | | | the last moment, doubt creeps in and the |
| The clubface as it addresses the ball will be | | | | swing suddenly decelerates. When this happens |
| open. | | | | all bets are off and so are the chances of |
| | | | making a good golf shot. |
| With your stance open, position the ball just | | | | |
| to the inside of your left heel. | | | | Like any other part of the golf swing or golf |
| | | | game, the lob shot just takes practice. |
| As you begin your swing, you'll set your | | | | Practice not only leads to better execution |
| wrists early. I don't mean to say that you | | | | but confidence as well. And a large part of |
| just pick the club up with your hands... not | | | | executing the lob shot in golf really boils |
| at all. We actually want a full swing with an | | | | down to your confidence in yourself and your |
| early wrist set. In other words, you want to | | | | golf swing. |