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Below are 4 free golf tips to making clean contact with hillside lies:

1. Start with club selection

a. An uphill lie will cause your shot to have more loft in your golf shot, so you need to choose a less lofted golf club.

b. With a downhill lie there will be less loft from your golf shot, so you will need to use a more lofted club.

2. Next you will need to adjust where you position the golf ball in your stance

a. When playing an uphill lie you want to play the ball forward in your stance an inch or two.

b. With a downhill lie you need to play the ball in the middle or a bit further back in your stance.

3. Flare your downhill foot to even out your stance 

This will put the ball at the bottom of your swing.  This will keep you from hitting the ball fat or thin.  Flaring your foot will also give you more freedom of movement in your backswing and will help you maintain your balance.

4. Finally, match your shoulders to the slope of the hill and take a normal swing

The adjustments you made in preparing for the shot will allow you to hit your golf shot squarely.

Don’t let a hillside shot throw you. Next time you are faced with a hillside shot, try these 4 free golf tips to help you save strokes on hillside lies.

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