Ball Below Your Feet? Here's How to Handle It

A tricky lie shouldn't ruin your round. In the latest in our series from Maui, here's how set up and execute when the ball is below your feet.

Claude Brousseau | Oct 12, 2021

As PGA Master Professional Claude Brousseau likes to say, "the ball flies as it lies." In this case, the ball is below a golfer's feet. What should they do? In the latest in our video series from the sunny shores of Maui, Brousseau says one key is to NOT to sit down like you're about to sip a Mai Thai. Instead, get a little closer to the ball and aim left to prepare for a left-to-right shot shape.

A tricky lie shouldn't ruin your round. Watch the video above, and look for more episodes of Golf Tips in Paradise coming soon to MR.TV.

Published Oct 12, 2021

CLAUDE BROUSSEAU

Claude Brousseau is a PGA Master Professional and the Director of Instruction at the Maui School of Golf. He’s also Golf Channel’s lead instructor for the state of Hawaii and a certified AimPoint Instructor and VISION54 coach. He has produced hundreds of instructional videos, and written numerous articles for publications in the U.S., France and Canada. He’s also written a book, “Realize Your Golfing Potential: Unlock the Secrets of a Proficient Short Game.” His awards include: 2016 Aloha Section PGA Horton Smith Award recipient2015 & 2008 Aloha Section PGA Teacher of the Year Award recipient2015-2018 BEST TEACHERS BY STATE by Golf Digest2014 Aloha Section PGA Bill Strausbaugh Award recipient2008 Top Instructor in Hawaii by Golfing Magazine