2 Secrets To Get A Golf Ball Out Of That Heavy Rough
It is a wonderful feeling to get into your own Club Car golf cart or one of the club's cheap golf carts (such as their Bag Boy golf carts) with your friend and family and head off for a round of golf.
It might also be lovely, if a little boring, if you could keep your ball on the fairway and out of the bunkers and rough all the way to the green but in the real world that simply does not happen even for the very best of veteran golfers.
We all hit the occasional, or in some cases numerous shots, off the fairway and into the rough or into a bunker but the true problem arises when your ball winds up in heavy rough with grass clear up to your knees. Here far too many golfers take several 'hacks' at getting their ball out and the hole turns into a complete disaster.
However, anyone who has ever followed the professionals in action will know only too well that this does not necessarily have to be a disaster. So, what is the secret?
There are 2 secrets and the first applies when you are in the heavy rough but still some way from the green and the second applies when your ball is buried but is fairly close to the putting surface.
When you are a long way from the putting surface then your objective should not be to increase distance from your shot but should simply be to get your ball out of the rough and on the fairway so that you are then in a good position to get yourself onto the green.
To do this you will need to make use of a wedge or a nine iron, both of which have enough weight to deal with the tall grass and adequate loft to get the ball into the air and clear of the grass quickly.
You will also have to ensure that the club blade is open when you are addressing the ball because the grass is going to take hold of the club head when you make your shot. You then need to minimize the quantity of grass that you are swinging through which requires you to make a very upright back swing and a hard down swing which is controlled with a firm left hand. This shot is not going to get you much distance however it will pop your ball up into the air quickly and carry it forward sufficiently to get you back onto the fairway.
When you are close to the putting surface then this shot will again work very well but you have to take care to ensure that your ball does not then roll right through the green. Here therefore you need to aim to hit two or three inches behind the ball and make sure that your shot includes a complete follow through. This produces a shot that is very similar to that used to get your ball out of sand and will not only pop your ball up into the air to clear the deep rough but will also create a soft landing on the green and thus reduce any forward roll.
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