Sunday, November 28, 2010

Breaking 80 In Golf - Five Tips To Chipping From Heavy Rough Close To The Green For Duffers

By Randolph Harris


You have mishit your approach shot a touch and your ball now lies just off the green settled down in some thick coarse. After you have finished griping about how unfair golf can be, you will need to make preparations for that next shot. How are you going to attack this challenge?

Some golfers have a single club and single shot type for all chipping opportunities. If you are making an attempt to break 100 that approach could be best. Perfecting one shot at this level sounds correct. But if you carry a lower scoring average, you're looking to get up and back down from here you'll need a chip shot more suitable to this regrettable lie.

You see that thick, heavy grass surrounding your ball can cause the club head to turn way offline. That heavy grass gets tangled up with your club's hosel. The ball will probably come out far left of target with no speed control leaving you a long way from one putt range.

This shot needs a delicate touch and maximum control. Try using these 5 tips when you're facing a chip from heavy coarse.

Chipping from Heavy coarse

Utilize a sand wedge - The sand wedge offers the advantage of "bounce" which makes it much easier to cut through the grass and not get all twisted offline. Your pitch wedge might even work for this shot. These clubs give more margin for error.

Open position - Open your position slightly to allow your hands and arms to clear your front hip. Open the club face too like you would in a bunker shot.

Move the ball back - Move the ball back past center in your stance to promote a steep angle of attack which allows less grass between the club face and the ball at impact.

Utilise a steep swing - This shot requires a steep approach to help pop the ball out of the rough. Hinge your wrist quickly on the takeout.

Follow through - Think assertively here as the shot requires more club head speed than you first think. You may only need the ball to go a little distance but given the lie and the open club face you would like to swing quicker than your instincts tell you. Just keep it smooth with a full follow thru. Don't decelerate or may have the same shot to play all over again.

Remember this shot is a challenge for everybody. The goal here is to get up and back down. The right shot choice with decent execution will give you a fair opportunity to just do that the majority of the time.




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