The coaches regret that the rain storm presented an unfavorable travel condition for our LUGGers to get to Cottonwood GC (where all our regular events are held). It was indeed raining when we arrived to set up the practice area, but then the wind blew through and took the leaky cumulonimbus clouds away. It actually turned out to be a pretty beautiful and dry (if a bit chilly) afternoon on the golf course!Since no one was around to keep us coaches in line, we had a bit of fun ourselves practicing some bump and run chip shots around the green. To sort of make up for our escapades, Coach Mary gamely consented to be filmed demonstrating the shot our girls will be learning to play on April 12th instead...
Pretty handy around the green, isn't she? It is a really simple shot that is quite fun to play once you've got the hang of it. We marked the green with three markers: one where to hit the ball from, an elevated string to hop the ball over, and a flat blue marker (a bit hard to see here, so I x-marked where it was in the photos) about 1/3 way between the ball and the cup - the ideal landing zone.With a narrow open stance (your toes will line up left of the target), grip down on the handle and let your arms hang comfortably over the ball. Lean forward with the hands to keep them ahead of the club-face, then make a small putting stroke through the ball - keeping your hands ahead of the club head until a bit after impacting the ball... then watch the eager little white ball hop 1/3 of the way to the cup and rolls the rest of the way in!
Nice demo video! Love the soundtract. Is that from an opera?
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