Senior Citizens Country Club
Uneven Lies
​The tips here are designed to help improve your game. Remember that you may have to tweak these for your club set up and balls you use. It is only designed as a guide and not an exact measure of what to do.​​
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Here is something to remember when playing uneven lies:
1. If the ball is below your feet, aim left.(dots moving away from you)
2. If the ball is above your feet, aim right.(dots moving towards you)
3. If you are on either an uphill or downhill slope, add extra yardage.
To make the adjustments before the shot from fairway, rough and sand, try the following;
Look at the grid color;
black = even lie (flat shot)
green = easy forward shot,
yellow = (some steep lie) possible forward shot but being aware of the dots speed
red = impossible forward shot (very steep lie) you need to hit backwards or to a place for a forward shot.
Look at the dots moving sideways and then make a decision of how much you need to move your aim, pretty much like moving the aim sideways due to the wind amount & direction, then look at the dots moving up or down and make a decision about how much power to hit.
Flight of the ball is much lower with a downhill shot, be mindful of any objects ahead.
Dots moving faster down or up = less distance (you need to add more power (lower iron) to the shot
Less grip at landing when downhill shots
Big loss of power when chipping, pitching or flopping close to the green, especially on steep shots.
Shots around the green can be nasty if you miss-judge the direction of the shot or miss the ding.
Hope this helps. The best way to get it down is to set up practice rounds to figure it all out.