The ability to shape your golf shot when playing a round of golf can make all the difference in the world.
How many of us would like know how to draw the golf ball, hook the golf ball, or fade or slice the golf ball on purpose?
If you are facing a shot that is a dogleg right or a dogleg left, or the wind’s blowing from the left or wind’s blowing from the right, you want to be able to shape your golf shot.
I had the opportunity to sit down and talk with Cody Wheeler, a respected PGTAA Teaching Professional and the creator of The Ultimate Short Game.
Like most golfers, I am always looking for a way to improve my golf game. There is so much instructional information on golf; it’s hard to sort through it all.
Cody’s eBook titled The Ultimate Short Game has been helping hundreds of golfers improve their short game and I know it will help yours.
Having to play a shot out of deep thick rough has to be one of the hardest trouble shots in golf. Depending on how the lie is there is so much that can go wrong, you are never sure how the ball is going to come out.
There are some things you can do to escape the rough. You will need to make adjustments in your setup to accommodate the type of lie you have.
Here are 5 tips you can use when playing out of the deep stuff
1. Club Selection – If the grass is growing away from the target, take one more club than you would normally play for the distance if you were in the fairway. Position the ball a little further back in your stance. If the grass is growing towards your target, then take one less club than normal.
2. Stand closer to the ball – This will help you swing the golf club more vertically. This will get the golf club in and out of the grass more quickly, reducing the overall effect the grass will have on your golf club.
3. Open the club face – You cannot stop the grass from grabbing the hosel and closing the club face, so this will help offset the effect the grass will have on the golf club.
4. Grip the club tighter – Because the grass will grab and twist the golf club on the downswing, you need to have a tighter grip on the golf club to minimize the effect.
5. Cock your wrists – When playing out of the deep rough, you want to come down sharply to minimize the time the club face is in contact with the grass before striking the golf ball.
Having to play out of the deep rough is never an easy task. Follow these 5 tips for playing out of the deep rough and you will find these golf shots a bit easier to deal with.
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The ability to shape your golf shot when playing a round of golf can make all the difference in the world.
