Golf courses are rarely flat so it is good to know how to vary your approach for different lies.
Playing the ball from a downslope, where the ground is running away from you, can be very intimidating.
As a rule of thumb, always lean INTO a hill.
The important thing to remember is to try to keep your shoulders parallel to the ground.
That will fool your swing into thinking it is playing on flat ground.
STEP ONE
Aim your club and body to the left of the target.
The contour of the slope will force you to swing the club in a more upright way resulting in a slicing action.
Aiming left will compensate for this.
STEP TWO
Make sure your weight is firmly on your front foot, the lower foot.
This will force your shoulders to tilt parallel to the ground.
Play the ball near your higher foot as this will help compensate for the angle of your shoulders.
It may help if you move your hands further down the grip than normal for the same reason.
STEP THREE
If the slope is steep, you will need to hinge your wrists more than normal to avoid hitting the ground on your backswing.
Concentrate on keeping your body angles as they were at set up; this way the clubface will arrive at the correct angle at impact.
STEP FOUR
As you swing towards the ball, feel as if your hands are following the line of the hill.
This will ensure you hit down into the back of the ball and prevent your body from returning to its natural upright position.
Doing that would result in you topping the ball.
STEP FVE
Continue pushing the clubface down the slope as you follow through.
Make sure you do not overbalance on your left leg as your weight comes forward even more.
The angle of the clubface will ensure the ball flies high; you do not need to force it.
If you worry about getting the ball into the air you are likely to lift up to soon, and top the ball.
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