Golf: Low Shots

Step 1: The set-up

Start by placing the club head behind the ball, square to the target.
Place your feet shoulder width apart, with the ball further to the right of your stance than for a normal shot.
This means the clubface hits the ball at a lower angle, or with less loft.
With the ball further back in your stance, the club will swing into it from the inside, slicing it a little to the right.
Therefore, you have to set up with your body slightly to the left of the target, in what is called an open stance.

Step 2: The body position

Lean forwards from your hips and put most of your weight onto your left foot.
In a punch shot, your weight will remain on your left foot throughout the swing.

Step 3: The swing

As usual, lead the swing with a rotation of your body around its spinal axis.
The difference is that your weight and the ball position make the club swing into the ball at a steep angle, so the follow-through is very short.
A punched shot, rather than a full swing.