Hitting a stinger and controlling your shot trajectory is an important part of playing at Yas Links Abu Dhabi.
The wind can sometimes blow quite strong here, so managing your ball flight and being able to keep the ball low can be a great tool to have at your disposal. Here, I’m going to guide you through some of the basics to hitting a great stinger.
First thing we’re going to do is tee the ball up nicely with the ball positioned in the middle of our stance. It’s also important to remember at this stage that we want our weight slightly onto our left leg, assuming you’re a right-handed golfer. From here, we want to pivot around our left hip.
What we also want to do is push our hands slightly forward at address, and this helps to lean the shaft towards the target while decreasing the loft on the club. Also, it’s important to remember we aren’t trying to hit the ball as hard as we can when hitting a stinger. Why? Because increasing the clubhead speed increases the spin which can often balloon the ball in the air. If you need more distance, consider using a longer club.
The final stage of hitting a stinger is to feel like it’s a three-quarter length swing while trying to maintain our hand position in front of the golf ball as we come into impact. As we come through, we need to rotate while our chest stays down looking at the ball through the hitting zone. Give it a go, it can pay dividends on the course!
