2 Great Tips For Getting A Golf Ball Out Of That Heavy Rough

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2 Great Tips For Getting A Golf Ball Out Of That Heavy Rough

It is a great feeling to jump 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 head out onto the golf course.

It might also be nice, if a little bit 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 does not happen even for the very best of experienced golfers.

We all hit the occasional, or in some instances numerous shots, off the fairway and into the rough or into a bunker but the true problem comes when your ball winds up in the heavy rough with grass clear up to your knees. In this case all too many golfers take several 'hacks' to get their ball out and the hole turns into a total disaster.

But, anybody who has ever followed the professionals at work will know only too well that this does not need to be a disaster. So, what then is the secret?

Well, there are 2 secrets the first of which applies when you are in the deep rough but still some way from the green and the second applies when the ball is buried but is reasonably close to the putting green.

If you are still some distance from the putting surface then your objective should not be to gain 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 achieve this you will need to make use of a wedge or a nine iron, both of which have enough weight to deal with the long grass and sufficient loft to get your ball up into the air and clear of the grass quickly.

You will also need to make sure that the blade of your club is open when you address the ball because the grass is going to grab the club head when you take 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 controlled with a firm left hand. This particular shot is not going to get you much distance but it will pop your ball up into the air swiftly and take it forward sufficiently to put you back on the fairway.

If you are close to the green then this shot will again work very well but you have to be careful that the ball does not roll right through the green. Here therefore you have to aim to hit 2 to 3 inches behind the ball and ensure that your shot has a complete follow through. This produces a shot which is very similar to that which you would use to get your ball out of sand and will not only fire the ball into the air to clear the heavy rough but will also produce a soft landing on the green and therefore reduce any forward roll.