| The golf swing punch shot has always impressed me | | | | and how high the ball will come off of the clubface. |
| out on the golf course when it has been executed | | | | There are a number of reasons to quit on the follow |
| properly. It has been one of the most interesting golf | | | | through on this type of golf shot. One situation would |
| shots that I learned to play and have watched | | | | be a restricted golf swing because of a tree stump |
| others perform. It requires the art of timing and | | | | ahead of your swing path and or a branch where the |
| touch to master the art of a soft landing punch shot | | | | golfer has to keep it low for a certain distance. |
| or a bump and run. This type of shot saves golfers a | | | | Another reason would be to simply control the |
| number of strokes from time to time, and is quite | | | | distance of a particular golf shot. One may want to |
| effective in a tough situation. | | | | use a 3 iron for a more restricted golf swing and |
| The punch shot is pretty much the only golf shot | | | | keeping the golf ball closer to the ground to clear the |
| that you must quit on the follow through. Feeling the | | | | branches before it starts to rise. The 7 iron would |
| club head is very important in executing a good | | | | help pick the ball up right away to go over a tree |
| punch shot. The golf shot is lead by the left forearm | | | | stump or clear a branch, but one would have to use |
| (right-handed golfers) and requires little arm | | | | the power of the forearm and wrist for distance |
| movement and more wrist action. To visualize this | | | | when using loftier clubs. |
| shot, imagine throwing your forearm wrist and club | | | | Another golf swing punch shot to practice would be |
| head at the ball and quitting the follow through at | | | | an uphill mound facing you with a green sloping away |
| impact. | | | | from you and the pin tucked closely to the front |
| Depending on the distance of the shot needed | | | | with no green to work with. Take out a 7 iron and |
| determines the golf club selection and how far to | | | | close the clubface a little and punch the golf ball off |
| take the club back, mainly with the wrists. Both | | | | of and against the slope face of the mound to make |
| wrists and forearm control the distance of the club | | | | it fly straight up and land softly onto the green. The |
| going back and through as the club picks up speed | | | | mound in front of you must have a considerable |
| coming down towards the ball with your knees and | | | | amount of slope for this golf shot to work, but it is a |
| hip starting the down swing, and only to quit the golf | | | | very impressing punch shot to perform. |
| swing punch shot after impact. | | | | Practicing and mastering this golf swing punch shot |
| I have seen players perform and play this shot using | | | | will save you strokes and help lower you handicap. |
| a driver right through to a pitching wedge. The loftier | | | | There are good golf swing instruction manuals on the |
| clubs are needed to get the ball up quickly. The club | | | | Internet that will help you master this punch golf shot |
| selection is very important on accuracy on how far | | | | when needed in a pinch. |