OLD STYLE On fairways with higher grass, shots tended to need to be V-shaped to get lift into the air, Northrop says. Golfers held the shaft forward, and the leading edge of the club cut more of a divot into the ground as the golfer followed through with their swing. Use a dollar bill to adjust your swing. Lay a dollar bill flat on the ground and place the ball in the middle. The older shot would have the dollar bill folded in half and the club first make contact with the ground directly under the ball. NEW STYLE Now, with shorter fairway With your new swing, the club should skim the ground throughout the length of the entire dollar bill. grass, Northrop recommends a swing with a longer arc - much less V-shaped than before. The ball sits in the middle of the swing, and the golfer's club shaft stays neutral and at the center. Instead of making a deeper divot, the swing instead only ruffles the top of the grass, giving the ball less vertical lift than before. MAGAZINE 45