Drill

Drills

Golf

Fluffy-Lie Sit-Down Chip

Matching entry depth to a soft lie

8 min
3 sets of 6.
Beginner

Why this drill

Keep the club from passing beneath a ball that is sitting up.

Setup

Set the ball up in light rough so it is visibly supported by grass.

How to perform it

  1. 1Hover the club at address at the ball's equator and return it to that same height through the shot.

Key feel

Clip the ball off the top of the grass, not from underneath it.

Success cue

Contact height repeats and carry distance clusters.

Recommended reps

3 sets of 6.

Progression

Alternate one fluffy lie and one tight lie back to back.

Common mistake

Grounding the club at address and re-creating the same slide.