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Fat and thin golf shots: check your low point
When contact changes from heavy to thin, the ground is useful evidence. Look at where the club first touches it and where the ball meets the face before changing your head position.
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Two different contacts to observe
Look separately at the mark on the turf and the mark on the face. The first shows where ground contact began; the second shows how the club met the ball. A thin strike is not identical to topping the ball, although both may be described as poor contact.
For a normal iron shot from turf, use the ball-then-ground sequence as your practice reference. A bunker shot or a sweeping shot from a different lie has another task. The diagram or drill should match the shot you are actually trying to play.
Start small enough to see what changes
Aimee Cho's corpus lesson addresses heavy chip contact through low-point control and impact pressure. TrackMan also discusses how an inconsistent low point affects fat and thin contact. Neither reference makes every poor strike the same swing fault.
Morris would start with a short shot and a visible ground mark. If the low point becomes more repeatable, gradually test a larger swing. A good strike on a forgiving mat does not necessarily show where the club first met the surface.
A line on the practice turf
Morris practice proposal, starting with a small shot; the teacher reference concerns chipping and is not presented as a full-swing prescription.
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Mark the ball position
At a practice area where marking is allowed, use a line on the turf as the ball position. Begin with slow rehearsals without a ball.
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Check the first ground mark
Make a short swing and see whether the club touches the ground before or beyond the line. Keep the setup consistent rather than moving the line to fit the miss.
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Add a small shot
Place a ball on the line and play a short shot. Compare the turf mark and face contact. Increase the swing only while the contact remains manageable.
Self-check: The useful result is a repeatable ball-then-ground strike for this iron task. If the pattern alternates, return to a smaller swing and check it on video.
Teacher reference
Golf with Aimee · Aimee Cho — 칩샷 뒤땅 방지 | 명품스윙 에이미 조
Morris wrote this explanation. The link credits the teaching topic; it does not imply the instructor endorses Morris or reproduce a transcript.
Apply it to your own game
A swing video and a description of your miss help turn a general idea into a specific check.
Sources
- Golf with Aimee · Aimee Cho — 칩샷 뒤땅 방지 | 명품스윙 에이미 조 — Reference from the instruction corpus. Our own explanation; the Morris rehearsal is not a transcript of this video · Reviewed 20-10-2026.
- TrackMan — Practice and low point — Low-point consistency and heavy/thin contact · Reviewed 20-10-2026.
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Common questions
Why do I hit one fat and the next thin?
The bottom of the swing and the height of the club may be changing. Use turf and face marks to check that possibility; the alternating result alone does not identify one body movement as the cause.
Should I keep my head down?
That cue does not tell you where the club touches the ground. Start with the contact evidence and a comfortable short swing rather than trying to freeze your head.
Can I use the same drill for a bunker shot?
Not with the same ball-then-ground task. This page's practice example is for an iron or small chip from turf; a greenside bunker shot requires its own setup and contact intention.
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