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Do You Hit Down?

Golf is a game that seems incredibly simple to so many new golfers. The objective is to strike a stationary ball and that’s it! And, really, how hard can that be? It’s not like baseball or tennis, where we attempt to hit a moving ball. It’s not like hockey, where someone is trying to knock you down. And if it is like hockey, you really need to get some new golfing buddies! So why is it that this little white stationary ball is so difficult to hit? Why is it that we completely miss the ball at times? Part of the deception in golf is the fact that the ball is round, but the clubface is lofted. It appears that our goal is to slide the lofted clubhead under the ball, hitting the lower half of the ball on the upswing, and driving-or lifting-the ball into the air. However, we need to remember that the golf club has not been designed to go under the ball and lift it. The golf club has been designed to hit the ball as the clubhead is on the downswing. The clubface will then hit the surfa...