"Good shot"? ok. The best possible? probably not.

Anytime you put something between the ball and your face, you add error. Be it grass, dirt, sand...etc. So hitting the ball first reduces the possible error.

Now, that is not to say that the ball will not fly correctly, it might. It also reduces spin. And into the wind, great. Holding a green, not.

You get the idea.

If you are having problems hitting the ball first, the first trick I like to suggest is to look at the front of the ball. The second is try to hit the top of the ball driving it into the ground. Both work, and your choice. There are other "swing" changes that can be at fault, (Reverse-Pivots, over-extension, ball position to far back...) but let's start to assume you are ok there.

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