[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-punch-shots-how-punch-shots-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"how-punch-shots-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring","How Punch Shots Affects Ball Flight and Scoring","How face, path, loft, and speed change the way punch shots fly and roll.","\u002Fimg\u002Fpunch-shots\u002Fhow-punch-shots-affects-ball-flight-and-scoring_punch-shots-affects.png","How Punch Shots Affects Ball Flight and Scoring illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"punch-shots","Punch shots","\u003Ch3>Flight is a recipe\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Ball flight comes from the ingredients you choose. Ball position, shaft lean, clubface, speed, and turf contact all matter. With punch shots, a small setup change can turn a floating shot into low, boring flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Scoring comes from predictability\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The reason to learn flight control is not style; it is distance control. If you know how far the ball carries and how much it releases, you can pick landing spots instead of hoping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Use the ground\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Watch the first bounce. On firm turf, the ball may run like a putt. In rough, it may come out soft or hot. Good players adjust the landing spot to the surface, not just the yardage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",116,{"slug":15,"title":16},"drills-to-improve-punch-shots","Drills to Improve Punch Shots",{"slug":18,"title":19},"beginner-vs-advanced-approaches-to-punch-shots","Beginner vs Advanced Approaches to Punch Shots",1782812355688]