Got yourself into trouble off the golf tee…now which beginner golf guide gave you the understanding necessary to get out cleanly? You might be playing from high grass, from under a tree with low hanging branches, or from a severely sloping hill. Most of us drop too much practice time with the driver and thus are not ready for this category of shot due to want of experience.

One stroke-saving shot a newer golfer should become skilled at is the knock-down or punch shot. The punch is a weapon that can be used in save situations when you want to advance to try to keep your score down. This is a shot that can be utilized to smack the ball out of rough spots and in windy conditions that are usually lethal to your score.

This swing can be used in a variety of situations but is mainly used when there are hazards you want to avoid overhead and below. The objective is to keep the ball at about 4 to 6 feet at the height of the trajectory. Use it to avoid tree branches, other golfers, bad lies, racoons – whatever hazards you may encounter in a real game that don’t show up at the driving range.

A good punch shot is a shot that has been practiced heavily by you, the user– know the distances that you can comfortably go by practicing regularly.

To start, I just bring the club 1/2 to 3/4 of the way back, and play the ball more in the back of my stance (maybe 3 inches further back than normal). Take more club than you think you might need in these shots, like 1 or 2 more. Hands ahead of the ball on the downstroke and connection. Think of it as the next step up from a chip/pitch shot.

To reiterate: take more club, choke it down, ball back of usual stance. Work through the swing keeping the lower body quiet as possible and flow through as low as possible. Don’t move the ball back as far when using a longer club – otherwise the result might look like a long putt. Practice your distance because you’d be surprised how far a half shot like this can send the ball.

Lastly: narrow your stance a bit, shift your weight to about 60-40 to your lead leg, make a 3/4 backswing never getting off front side, drive through the shot with quiet lower body, holding off the finish. The full swing in the punch shot is shorter than usual, and the arms stay closer to the body. Hitting down on the ball is a natural consequence of this shot type.

Like Colt 45 ads with Billy Dee Williams state: Works Every Time. Through these golf tips for beginners you’ll begin to enjoy playing in the wind much more because learning the knock down shot definitely upgrades you as a golfer.

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