"The ultimate judge of your swing is the flight of the ball," remarked Ben Hogan, and ball flight is determined by impact. If your shots are too low, you obviously have a problem with your impact position. At contact, the club shaft should not tilt too much forward (toward the target) or too far back (away from the target). It should be perfectly straight and upright at contact. If your shots are coming up short, the cause is probably that your shoulders aren't square to the target at address. Squaring your shoulders is something we'll discuss in more detail in another article, but for now just know that if your shots are coming up short, you need to get your shoulders into better alignment at address. If you're hitting balls hard and high then they must be landing somewhere! If your shots are too low, there's a good chance that they're being hit out of balance - - either forward or backward depending on how "high" they are flying off the face of the club. Hitting balls out of balance is never a good idea - it's sure to result in lower scores and increased frustration as you try to correct your technique. The final thing we need to discuss about low shots is that they're easy to fix! All you need to do is raise your teeing ground until your shots come up higher. The easiest way to do this is with a wedge - you can always use a longer iron if necessary.