Hitter setup change for uneven line
 

How do you change your setup for hitter on uneven line?

For uphill: open stance? weight forward? Ball forward?

For downhill: closed stance? weight backward? Ball backward?

Is uphill more difficult for hitter to adjust? How about for others uneven lines?

Thanks.

I think folks tend to over think it, change too many alignments, and end up double crossing. IMO, just make sure you try to align your shoulders to the slope on uphill and downhill lies. Try to swing along the slope rather than fight it. The ball will be on a lower trajectory downhill, and higher uphill. Adjust club selection accordingly.

Kevin

For me, what is key is my target low-point based on the lie. Usually on ball above feet or uphill lie, I'll set my target low-point where the ball touches the ground (or maybe very, very slightly forward of that); I don't want to take a lot of turf ... worse case, I hit it thin, not fat, and I don't dig into the ground at a weird angle that stops me from following through.

(I got the idea of this from the thread on hardpan, and I think it was Yoda's answer about the low point; I could be wrong :D ).

On ball below feet or downhill lie, I set my target low-point ahead of the ball to make sure I don't top the ball with a premature upswing follow through.

For ball above feet, should we set up with a open stance, more steep plane since the slope will make the swing more around and will affect the low point?

I think, in the end, you gotta go with what feels right for you.

I haven't heard anyone mention this, so it's probably not the recommended set-up, but I actually set-up with a closed stance in ball-above-feet situations. I feel that the golf ball is pretty close to me, so I set up with the closed stance to help me with my turn, as well as to give myself space for my arms on the downswing. I just mess with the aim and the club face orientation to adjust direction.