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The complete master matrix — 31 shots. Tap one for the full card.

Lie

Slope

Club

Trajectory

31 matching shots

Standard Greenside Chip

PW – 56°

Ball: Center to 1 ball back
Pressure: 60–70% lead
Carry / roll: Low-Medium · Medium

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Narrow, slightly open
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Slight forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal sole to slight toe-down
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Quiet, neutral — body turn carries the club
Attack: Shallow descending
Low point: Just after the ball
Landing: About 1/3 into the green, then release to the hole
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Fat if you hang back on the trail side; thin if you exaggerate shaft lean.

Fringe Runner

8i – PW

Ball: Center
Pressure: 60–70% lead
Carry / roll: Very Low · Very High

None

All master fields

Stance: Very narrow, stand tall
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Handle high
Toe / heel: Toe down, heel raised
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: None
Release: Quiet — putting stroke with a lofted club
Attack: Sweep to tiny descending
Low point: At the ball
Landing: First few feet of putting surface
Roll: Very High
Risk / miss: Heel or hosel snagged by the collar grass if the sole sits flat.

Bump and Run

7i – PW

Ball: 1–2 balls back
Pressure: 65–75% lead
Carry / roll: Very Low · Very High

None

All master fields

Stance: Narrow, slightly open
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Slight forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal to slight toe-down
Grip pressure: 5 / 10
Wrist hinge: None
Release: Quiet, hold the face — no flip
Attack: Shallow descending
Low point: Just after the ball
Landing: About 15–30% of total distance — land it early
Roll: Very High
Risk / miss: Running long if you misjudge the first bounce.

Tight Lie Chip

PW – 54°

Ball: Slightly back of center
Pressure: 65–70% lead
Carry / roll: Low-Medium · Medium

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Narrow
Face: Square to slightly open
Shaft / handle: Slight forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Quiet — no added loft at impact
Attack: Shallow descending
Low point: Just after the ball
Landing: Just on the green, release to the hole
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Thin/bladed if you try to help it up; heavy if the low point drifts behind.

Bare / Hardpan Clip

8i – GW

Ball: Back of center
Pressure: 70–75% lead
Carry / roll: Low · High

None

All master fields

Stance: Narrow, tall
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 5–6 / 10
Wrist hinge: None
Release: Stable — hold the handle ahead
Attack: Ball-first descending
Low point: After the ball
Landing: Early — expect a lot of run
Roll: High
Risk / miss: Blade it, or bounce the wedge off hard ground.

Wet Tight Lie Chip

52° – 58°

Ball: Center to slightly back
Pressure: 60–70% lead
Carry / roll: Medium · Medium

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Narrow, slightly open
Face: Slightly open
Shaft / handle: Near neutral — don't kill the bounce
Toe / heel: Sole flat, bounce exposed
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Neutral
Attack: Shallow descending
Low point: At/just after the ball
Landing: Middle of your landing area — soft turf grabs
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Digging and going fat when the handle leans too far forward.

Mud / Soft Turf Chip

54° – 58°

Ball: Center to back
Pressure: 60–70% lead
Carry / roll: Medium · Medium

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Stable, slightly open
Face: Slightly open
Shaft / handle: Neutral handle
Toe / heel: Bounce exposed
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Neutral
Attack: Shallow descending
Low point: At the ball
Landing: On the green, minimal release
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Digging — soft ground swallows the leading edge.

Sitting-Up Sweep

PW – 56°

Ball: Center to slightly back
Pressure: 55–65% lead
Carry / roll: Medium · Medium

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Tall and narrow
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Upright, handle high
Toe / heel: Slight toe-down
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Quiet
Attack: Sweeping — brush the top of the grass
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Middle of the green side of your landing area
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Sliding straight under the ball for a weak pop-up that goes nowhere.

Fluffy Rough Sweep

54° – 58°

Ball: Center
Pressure: 55–65% lead
Carry / roll: Medium-High · Low

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Tall and narrow
Face: Slightly open
Shaft / handle: Upright
Toe / heel: Slight toe-down
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Quiet to neutral
Attack: Shallow sweep
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Short side of your landing area — it lands soft
Roll: Low
Risk / miss: Going underneath the ball — big swing, no distance.

Buried Rough Dig

56° – 60°

Ball: Center to slightly back
Pressure: 65–75% lead
Carry / roll: Medium-High · Unpredictable

High

All master fields

Stance: Slightly wider, open
Face: Open
Shaft / handle: Neutral handle
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 6–7 / 10
Wrist hinge: High
Release: Firm, active — accelerate through the grass
Attack: Steep descending
Low point: After the ball
Landing: Land it short and expect little control
Roll: Unpredictable
Risk / miss: Grass grabs the face and you leave it well short.

Very Deep Rough Escape

58° – 60°

Ball: Back of center
Pressure: 65–75% lead
Carry / roll: Medium-High · Unpredictable

High

All master fields

Stance: Stable, open
Face: Open
Shaft / handle: More vertical handle
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 7 / 10
Wrist hinge: High
Release: Committed — no deceleration
Attack: Steep
Low point: After the ball
Landing: Just get it on the surface
Roll: Unpredictable
Risk / miss: Deceleration, or the face closing through thick grass.

Into-the-Grain Chip

50° – 56°

Ball: Back of center
Pressure: 65–75% lead
Carry / roll: Low-Medium · Medium

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Narrow, slightly open
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 6 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Firm
Attack: Moderate to steep descending
Low point: After the ball
Landing: Slightly short — it comes out dead
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Grass grabs the club and the shot comes up short.

Down-Grain Chip

52° – 58°

Ball: Center
Pressure: 60–65% lead
Carry / roll: Medium · High

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Narrow
Face: Square to slightly open
Shaft / handle: Neutral handle
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Neutral
Attack: Shallow
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Slightly short of your normal spot
Roll: High
Risk / miss: Flyer — the ball jumps and runs out.

Thick Collar Toe-Down

PW – 56°

Ball: Back to center
Pressure: 65–70% lead
Carry / roll: Very Low · Very High

None

All master fields

Stance: Narrow, tall
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Handle HIGH
Toe / heel: Toe down strongly, heel raised
Grip pressure: 5 / 10
Wrist hinge: None
Release: Quiet
Attack: Putter-like
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Immediately onto the surface
Roll: Very High
Risk / miss: Heel/hosel caught by the thick collar grass.

Cuppy Lie Descend

50° – 56°

Ball: Back of center
Pressure: ~70% lead
Carry / roll: Low · High

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Narrow
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 5–6 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Stable
Attack: Steeper descending
Low point: After the ball
Landing: Early — it will run
Roll: High
Risk / miss: Hitting ground before the ball out of the depression.

Pine Straw Pick

PW – 56°

Ball: Back of center
Pressure: 65–70% lead
Carry / roll: Low-Medium · Medium

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Stable
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Slight forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 5–6 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Stable
Attack: Ball-first descending
Low point: At/just after the ball
Landing: On the green with some release
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Club slipping on the straw or catching it before the ball.

Hard Dirt Punch

8i – GW

Ball: Back
Pressure: 70–75% lead
Carry / roll: Low · High

None

All master fields

Stance: Narrow
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 5–6 / 10
Wrist hinge: None
Release: Hold — no flip
Attack: Ball-first descending
Low point: After the ball
Landing: Well short of the hole
Roll: High
Risk / miss: Blade it, or bounce off the hard surface.

Uphill Lie Chip

50° – 56°

Ball: Toward the higher (lead) foot
Pressure: Stable — don't fall back down the hill
Carry / roll: High · Low

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Shoulders matching the slope
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Shaft matches the slope
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Natural
Attack: Swing along and up the slope
Low point: At the ball, up the hill
Landing: Short of the hole — it flies high and stops
Roll: Low
Risk / miss: Leaving it short, or falling backward off the shot.

Downhill Lie Chip

56° – 60°

Ball: Toward the higher (trail) foot
Pressure: Favor the lower / lead side
Carry / roll: Low · High

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Shoulders matching the slope
Face: Square to slightly open
Shaft / handle: Shaft matches the slope
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Stable
Attack: Swing down the slope, chase it low
Low point: After the ball, down the hill
Landing: Very early — it comes out fast
Roll: High
Risk / miss: Bladed shot from leaning back into the hill.

Severe Uphill Lie

50° – 56°

Ball: Forward
Pressure: Match the slope, stay centered over the hill
Carry / roll: Very High · Very Low

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Wider and stable
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Shaft matches the slope
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 4–5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Natural
Attack: Up the slope
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Very short — almost no rollout
Roll: Very Low
Risk / miss: Falling backward, coming up well short.

Severe Downhill Lie

58° – 60°

Ball: Back
Pressure: Strong lower / lead side pressure
Carry / roll: Low-Medium · High

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Wider and stable
Face: Open
Shaft / handle: Shaft matches the slope
Toe / heel: Bounce exposed
Grip pressure: 5–6 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Neutral
Attack: Down the slope
Low point: After the ball, chasing downhill
Landing: Very early landing, plan for lots of run
Roll: High
Risk / miss: Thin and hot — the ball races past the hole.

Ball Above Feet

Your normal loft for the distance

Ball: Center to slightly back
Pressure: Balanced 50/50
Carry / roll: Medium · Medium

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Stand taller, grip down on the handle
Face: Square to slightly open
Shaft / handle: Neutral handle
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Quiet to neutral
Attack: Flatter, more around-the-body swing
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Aim on your trail side of the target to allow for the pull
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Ball starts and curves toward your lead side.

Ball Below Feet

Your normal loft for the distance

Ball: Center to slightly forward
Pressure: Balanced — stay down through impact
Carry / roll: Medium · Medium

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Wider, knees flexed, seat back
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Near-full grip length
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Neutral
Attack: More upright swing
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Aim on your lead side of the target to allow for the push
Roll: Medium
Risk / miss: Ball leaks toward your trail side, or you lose balance and stand up.

Downhill Lie in Rough

58° – 60°

Ball: Back
Pressure: 70%+ on the lower / lead side
Carry / roll: Low-Medium · Unpredictable

High

All master fields

Stance: Match the slope, stable base
Face: Open
Shaft / handle: Matches the slope
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: 6–7 / 10
Wrist hinge: High
Release: Firm
Attack: Steep, down the slope
Low point: After the ball
Landing: As early as the green allows
Roll: Unpredictable
Risk / miss: Grass plus gravity makes a hot, running release.

Uphill Lie in Rough

56° – 60°

Ball: Center to forward
Pressure: Stable, don't fall back down the hill
Carry / roll: Very High · Very Low

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Match the slope
Face: Open
Shaft / handle: Matches the slope
Toe / heel: Normal sole
Grip pressure: ~6 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Committed
Attack: Through and up the slope
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Short — it drops almost straight down
Roll: Very Low
Risk / miss: Leaving it short — grass and slope both steal speed.

Short-Sided Soft Chip

56° – 60°

Ball: Center to forward
Pressure: 55–65% lead
Carry / roll: High · Low

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Slightly open
Face: Open
Shaft / handle: Neutral handle
Toe / heel: Bounce exposed
Grip pressure: 3–4 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Release the clubhead under the ball
Attack: Shallow
Low point: At/just under the ball
Landing: Very small landing area — land it and stop it
Roll: Low
Risk / miss: Deceleration leading to a chunk, or a bladed shot across the green.

Over the Bunker

58° – 60°

Ball: Center to forward
Pressure: 55–65% lead
Carry / roll: High · Low

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Open and stable
Face: Open
Shaft / handle: Neutral handle
Toe / heel: Bounce exposed
Grip pressure: 3–4 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Full release under the ball
Attack: Shallow
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Just past the bunker lip with room to spare
Roll: Low
Risk / miss: Scooping or decelerating and leaving it in the sand.

Flop Shot (Advanced)

58° – 64°

Ball: Forward
Pressure: 55–60% lead
Carry / roll: Very High · Very Low

High

All master fields

Stance: Wide and open
Face: Very open
Shaft / handle: Neutral to slightly low handle
Toe / heel: Bounce fully exposed
Grip pressure: 3–4 / 10
Wrist hinge: High
Release: Full release — let the head pass the hands
Attack: Shallow, slide under the ball
Low point: Under the ball
Landing: Almost at the hole — it stops fast
Roll: Very Low
Risk / miss: Bladed across the green, or a total chunk. High risk, low margin.

Checking Spinner

54° – 60°

Ball: Center to slightly back
Pressure: 60–70% lead
Carry / roll: Medium · Low

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Narrow, slightly open
Face: Slightly open
Shaft / handle: Neutral handle
Toe / heel: Bounce exposed
Grip pressure: ~4 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Release through — accelerate past the ball
Attack: Shallow, clean descending
Low point: Just after the ball
Landing: One bounce then check
Roll: Low
Risk / miss: Any grass or dirt between clubface and ball kills the spin.

Chip to a Downslope Green

56° – 60°

Ball: Center
Pressure: 60–70% lead
Carry / roll: Medium-High · High

Moderate

All master fields

Stance: Narrow, slightly open
Face: Slightly open
Shaft / handle: Neutral handle
Toe / heel: Bounce exposed
Grip pressure: 4 / 10
Wrist hinge: Moderate
Release: Release through
Attack: Shallow descending
Low point: At the ball
Landing: Well short — the green will do the rest
Roll: High
Risk / miss: Landing too deep and watching it trickle away past the hole.

Chip to an Upslope Green

9i – PW

Ball: 1 ball back
Pressure: 65–70% lead
Carry / roll: Low · High

Slight

All master fields

Stance: Narrow
Face: Square
Shaft / handle: Slight forward handle lean
Toe / heel: Normal to slight toe-down
Grip pressure: 5 / 10
Wrist hinge: Slight
Release: Quiet
Attack: Shallow descending
Low point: Just after the ball
Landing: Early, let it run up the hill
Roll: High
Risk / miss: Coming up short — uphill green eats speed.

These are starting points, not the one correct technique. Lie, turf conditions, green speed and your own swing all change the result — practise a shot before you trust it on the course.