[Mike O]

Edz stated my position well. Pete has the handle ahead of the ball at impact. He's not procedurally trying to get the ball up via the clubhead motion- it's the face that is primarily creating the loft/ height of the shot. There's more detail to get into - but that's the essence. That shot is certainly less down than a normal short iron shot - but if you start to try to get under it or hit up - then you've got problems - of course, unless the lie is "tee'd up". This is something that a low single digit handicap golfer would intuitively know - and let's say a 20+ handicapper wouldn't know.

A note to forum posters - anyone with over 1,150 posts - probably has pyschological issues - beware!