[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-playing-from-uneven-lies-smart-playing-from-uneven-lies-for-high-handicappers":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"smart-playing-from-uneven-lies-for-high-handicappers","Smart Playing From Uneven Lies for High Handicappers","A safer, simpler way for higher-handicap golfers to keep uneven lies from becoming a blow-up hole.","\u002Fimg\u002Fplaying-from-uneven-lies\u002Fsmart-playing-from-uneven-lies-for-high-handicappers_smart-playing-from.png","Smart Playing From Uneven Lies for High Handicappers illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"playing-from-uneven-lies","Playing from uneven lies","\u003Ch3>Make the miss smaller\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>High handicappers usually lose strokes in uneven lies by asking for too much: a full carry over trouble, a tucked flag, or a curve they do not own. The better move is to make the shot easier before you swing. If the best-case result is birdie but the normal miss is penalty, the plan is too expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Run the lie through this filter:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ctable>\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Cth>Situation\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Safer choice\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Trouble short\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Take one more club\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Poor balance\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Shorten the swing\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Narrow target\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Aim at the widest landing area\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>Doubt over carry\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd>Lay up to a full wedge\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Ch3>Club up, calm down\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Most recreational players swing harder when they feel uncertain. In uneven lies, that usually means thin strikes, extra spin, or a ball that starts nowhere near the target. Try matching your shoulders to the slope and swing at 80 percent. A three-quarter swing with one more club will beat the heroic full swing more often than pride wants to admit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>A scoring mindset\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Your job is to turn bad situations into ordinary scores. Bogey from a tough place is not a failure; it is often the correct save. Pick a target that leaves a chip, putt, or simple wedge, and move on before the hole becomes a story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",212,{"slug":15,"title":16},"a-practical-guide-to-playing-from-uneven-lies","A Practical Guide to Playing From Uneven Lies",{"slug":18,"title":19},"advanced-playing-from-uneven-lies-for-competitive-golfers","Advanced Playing From Uneven Lies for Competitive Golfers",1782812355542]