2 Secrets On How To Get Your Golf Ball Clear Of The Heavy Rough
It is a marvelous feeling to climb 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 family and friends and drive out onto the golf course for a round.
It might also be great, if a little boring, if you could keep your ball out of the bunkers and rough and on the fairway all the way to the green but in the real world that simply does not happen even for the very best of veteran golfers.
All of us hit the odd shot, or in a few cases many shots, wide of the fairway and into the rough or into a bunker but the true problem comes when your ball ends up in heavy rough with grass coming up to your knees. In this case all too many golfers take several 'hacks' at getting their ball out and the hole becomes a complete disaster.
But, anybody who has ever followed the professionals in action will know that this does not have to be a disaster. So, what is their secret?
There are two secrets and the first applies when you are in the heavy rough but still some way from the green and the second applies whenever the ball is relatively close to the green.
When you are still a considerable distance from the flag then your aim should not be to get distance from your shot but should just be to get your ball from the rough and on the fairway so that it is in the best possible position to then get you onto the green.
In order to do this you will need to use a a nine iron or wedge, both of which have plenty of weight to attack the tall grass and enough loft to get the ball into the air and clear of the grass speedily.
Also, you will need to make sure that the blade of your club is open when you are addressing the ball because the grass is going to grab 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 an upright back swing and a strong down swing that is controlled with a very firm left hand. This shot will not get you a lot of distance however it will pop your ball into the air quickly and carry it forward enough to put you back onto the fairway.
When you are quite close to the putting surface then this shot will also work extremely well but you have to take care to ensure that the ball does not then roll straight through the green. In this instance therefore you must aim to hit 2 to 3 inches behind your ball and ensure that your shot has a full follow through. This will produce a shot which is very similar to that used to get the ball out of a bunker and will not only get the ball up into the air to clear the heavy rough but will also create a soft landing on the green and thus minimize any forward roll.
