On that note (no, I don’t want to hijack this thread, but the question just fits so well here 🤷🏽): I sometimes have a similar problem with the surface - not much grass, lots of hard, “baked” sand.
Are there any (lob) wedges that are better suited for this than others? 🤔
On this surface, I...
A priori, I wouldn't let myself get intimidated. My whole life, things have always been different for me : Things that no one else could handle worked for me right away—and vice versa. That has taught me to try everything with an open mind first. 🤷♀️
Alternatively, you could play the first shot with a shorter club and then play the second shot from a potentially better position with a wedge and a “normal” (full) swing? :unsure:
Well, let me put it this way: Who knows how your accident would have turned out without the blessing ?! 🤔
You may have lost your car, but not your life…! 👍
You could try what I did: Post a notice on your club’s bulletin board saying you’re looking for players of similar skill level (or lack thereof… 😉) and be patient!
Before long, I had three really nice playing partners, and I’ve been playing with them once a week ever since! 😊
Well, it seems to me like an alternative to the current rule and worth considering: In any case, it takes more time to go back to the spot from which you hit the lost ball (if you can find it at all…) than to drop a ball where you (roughly) lost the original one! 🤷♀️
But as long as it’s not...