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