
Ball First
Why you hit it fat, thin and topped after sixty, how to tell which, and how to practice on mats and on grass.
- The one idea behind fat, thin and topped shots: where the club bottoms out
- Why range mats hide fat shots, and how to get honest feedback anyway
- Fairway woods, hybrids, the driver and uneven lies
Contents
- Three Misses, One Question
- Setup Moves the Low Point
- The Mat Problem
- Posture for a Body That’s Not as Bendy
- Build Contact Small
- Topped Fairway Woods and Hybrids
- The Driver and the Teed Ball
- Balance and Rhythm as Contact Tools
- Uneven Lies on the Course
- Tight, Wet and Light Rough: When the Lie Changes the Margin
- Eyes, Glasses and Where You Look
- Collecting Evidence: Divots, Sounds and Strike Marks
- Practicing Contact at Home
- Taking It to the Course
- The First Three Holes
- Four Weeks, Day by Day: A Worked Example
Plus 4 practice cards, a one-page checklist, a glossary and 37 cited sources. 164 pages.










