07 HOW TO HIT IT LOWER THAN A PICKET FENCE
BY RANDY SMITH
This might not be the way you've always heard about hitting it low, but it works great. I learned it through experience, trying to play under wind in west Texas—where we have wind with a capital W. Move the ball back, but only slightly. Don't narrow your stance. Make it wider. You want the arc at the bottom of the swing to be more level instead of steep, to send the ball out on a penetrating flight. Now just rotate your body. Don't drive your legs. Swinging easier and using more club—a 6-iron when you'd normally hit 7-iron—is a good play. Less loft means a lower shot, and an easier swing creates less backspin. Backspin shoots the ball up in the air.
08 HOW TO CHIP OFF HARDPAN
BY JUSTIN LEONARD
You have to play the ball in the back of your stance and set the heel of the club so it's off the ground and the shaft is vertical. To do this, stand closer to the ball. When you swing, keep the face square to your target, and make a putting type of stroke by rocking your shoulders up and down. Be certain you focus on making ball-first.
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