How to hit a true TW Stinger?

[GoldenBearCub]

Now, I'm sure similar threads discuss the same, but I'm merely too lazy to explore more for it through the mere 156 pages of threads.

Does anyone have a quick swing and stance solution to hitting a great stinger with a wood or an iron?  I'm in DYER need of a wind shot, as I have a to the moon ball flight! Also, would love to create a shot that can stay low under a row of trees. My home course is covered with some pretty big ones. Any suggestions would be thoroughly appreciated, and feel free to lead me to related threads you may have seen!

Thanks a bunch.

[2theTMedia]

finish low to keep it low.

[GoldenBearCub]

Alright maybe a little more technical? That's slightly obvious as you watch all of Tiger's beautiful low riders.

[inthehole]

Play the ball waaaay back in your stance, use alot more lag than you normally would (hands so far forward that it delofts the club to about the equivilent of a 2 iron), and keep the follow through low.       I've hit some really good under tree shots recently - it's such a fun shot when you can keep it low.    Key is to totally deloft the club by using excessive clubhead lag... only problem is that I always hook it (even more than usual) with this shot, which I have to account for.

[Paradox]

Its just a knockdown shot...so if you want to do some reading on it..just search for that.

Basically, take an already low lofted club(a 5 iron is probably pushing it) and then deloft it alot and finish low.

Move the ball back a couple inches from your normal placement and keep the hands ahead of the head to get the delofting effect and don't let your right hand rotate over your left on the finish.

[imtomtomim]

it's just a punch shot off of a tee with a cool name

[mtsalmela80]

I did it once with a 3 wood by accident a few weeks ago. The shot went about 250, and I swear never went higher than 15 feet off the ground. It was the coolest shot I can remember making, sadly I have never been able to duplicate it.

[GoldenBearCub]

Thanks for all the replies! Yeah my irons are being reshafted right now so I guess I'll try it with a hybrid or even go as far as experimenting with the Driver.  I need a low, boring go-to tee shot for the gales this year!

[Paradox]

It might not work out too well with a hybrid because they have very low CG and really designed to aid in getting the ball up in the air.  Maybe a player model or something might work but I don't know.

[Tifosinumerouno]

If you ever need to learn to hit the ball low, come on down to Texas. Here, we consider a 10 MPH wind to be a light breeze. I'm used to playing in 15-20 mph winds as the norm! The key is, as always, ball first, but then as was said, finish low. With the driver, I find its best in a HARD wind to make a slower, shorter backswing and just ease through the ball rather than coming into it aggressively. Again, if you need to keep it low, forget about the hybrid. They are meant to help get the ball up in the air with a good amount of spin, both of which are detrimental for hitting into the wind. Sure, it'll help down wind, but that wasn't what you were talking about. In strong winds (I've played in 30mph sustained and 45mpg gusts) I'll pull the hybrid completely out of the bag in favor of the good old 3 iron.

[GoldenBearCub]

Yeah it didn't take me too long to figure out the hybrid wasn't gonna stay very low unless I topped the hell outta it.  Fairway woods are a generally good club to hit the shot with, right? Looking to get a new one soon, possibly the new RBZ by TM if all goes well in the Masters Prediction Contest!

[Paradox]

Fairway woods work just fine...Tiger himself will use it from time to time(a 3w)