2 Tips On How To Get A Golf Ball Out Of That Thick Rough
It is a marvelous 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 drive out onto the golf course for a round.
It would also be nice, if a little boring, if you were able to keep your golf out of the rough and bunkers and on the fairway all the way to the green but in the real world that simply does not happen even for the best of professional golfers.
All of us hit the odd shot, or in several cases a lot of shots, off 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 clear up to your knees. When this happens far too many golfers take several 'hacks' to get their ball out and the hole becomes a total catastrophe.
But, anyone who has ever followed the professionals at work will know only too well that this does not need to be a disaster. So, what is their secret to success?
Well, there are 2 secrets the first of which applies when your ball is in the deep rough but is still a long way from the green and the second applies whenever the ball is buried but is fairly close to the putting green.
If you are still a considerable distance from the flag 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 onto the fairway so that it is in the best possible position to then get you onto the green.
To achieve this you will need to use a wedge or a nine iron, both of which have sufficient weight to deal with the long grass and sufficient loft to get your ball up into the air and clear of the grass speedily.
You must also ensure that the blade of your club is open when you address your ball because the grass will grab the club head as you take your shot. You then have to minimize the quantity of grass that you are swinging through which means making an upright back swing and a strong down swing controlled with a 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 relatively close to the putting surface then this shot will again work extremely well but you need to be careful that your ball does not then roll right through the green. In these circumstances therefore you must aim to hit two or three inches behind your ball and make sure that your shot has a complete follow through. This is going to produce a shot 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 result in a soft landing on the green and therefore minimize any forward roll.
