Aim your body about 15 yards right of your target (yellow line, left).
Loosen your grip and close the clubface so that it points about eight yards right of the target (solid white line).
Regrip the club, then swing in the same direction as the yellow line. Hit the ball with the force you’d use for a 50-yard shot.
Do it right and the ball will come out nice and low along the solid white line, then hook toward the target (dashed white line). It’s easy and fun!
If you need more curve than this, aim (and swing) further to the right and shut the face even more.
The system also works if you need to work the ball the other way. To slice a pitch, aim 15 yards left of the target, point the clubface to the left about half that amount, then swing in the direction of your stance line. Slices don’t carry as far as hooks, so use a little more muscle.
Sure, you might be able to pull off these shots on your first try, but a little practice helps a lot. The trick is to keep the clubface pointing halfway between your stance/swing line and the target both going back and coming through. It won’t take long to get a good feel for curving short shots. When you do, you’ll have a bona fide par-saver in your short-game arsenal. Better yet, you’ll be one step closer to becoming a complete player.
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