Golf Tips: Ball Placement on Uneven Lies

Ball placement varies for many clubs and most of us know where the ball should go.  For the driver the ball is placed roughly even with the front heel.  Fairway woods slightly back from that.  Long irons toward the front of the stance and short irons and wedges toward the middle. Uneven Lies But do these same ball placements apply for uneven lies?  For some maybe, but for most the concept below may be a better idea. On uneven lies like side hill, downhill, uphill or any combination, the swing plane and the place where the club "bottoms out" may not be the same.  The place where the club bottoms out, is the spot where the club is at its lowest point during the swing.  This is the point where the club hits the ground. Lets say you are hitting a 4-iron from a downhill-side hill lie.  Take a few practice swings and make a visual note of where the club is bottoming out or where it hits the ground.  You may notice that it is not hitting the ground in the precise place you would normally place the ball for a 4-iron.  Put the ball in that position instead for this lie. The same applies for chipping and pitching around the green.  If you are not on a flat lie when chipping or pitching, find the bottom of the swing and put the ball in that position. Placing the ball in the proper spot in your stance on uneven lies will help prevent fat and thin shots, and promote more solid contact.