Tiger Woods’ Secret to Compressing the Golf Ball | Ball Striking Masterclass… To truly compress the golf ball, you need two key ingredients: a downward strike and delofting the club. Tiger Woods shows us exactly how it’s done with two beautiful positions:👉 At the last parallel, his hands are in front of his trail thigh.👉 At impact, his hands are lined up with his lead thigh.This creates shaft lean, reduces loft, and maximizes compression—exactly what separates elite ball strikers from the rest