Your thoughts/advice apreciated

[bladeplayer]

Struggling with one particular shot at the min.. our rough is long & thick right now, if its down in it it can be a hack out job
but what im struggling worse with is the one 50/60 yards or even closer thats sitting way up you nearly have to pick it off it . but still needs a bit of hitting , ive tried all the wedges even punching (or trying should i say) 8 iron ...
im either blading it or going straight under it
its wrecking my head & my score card at the min .. any thoughts ?

thanks

Bill

 

[kid2]

Struggling with one particular shot at the min.. our rough is long & thick right now, if its down in it it can be a hack out job
but what im struggling worse with is the one 50/60 yards or even closer thats sitting way up you nearly have to pick it off it . but still needs a bit of hitting , ive tried all the wedges even punching (or trying should i say) 8 iron ...
im either blading it or going straight under it
its wrecking my head & my score card at the min .. any thoughts ?

thanks

Bill

For what its worth Bill and im 6 shots worse than you at the moment...The way id probably approach it is to take a few practice swings just grazing the top of the rough to find my address height....
Swing smooth as any speed will just cause a loss in posture i think....Try and take it clean rather than looking to chop on it.
Im steep into the ball by nature and i can see why it causes you problems......Id find a quite hole some evening at that distance and just hit a few balls to see.....Maybe move the ball a little more forward too to catch it a little later in the swing.

You've got all the loft you need with the ball sitting up.....You could try a really short swing with a mid iron....A 1/4 swing with a 7 iron or something like that.

 

[bladeplayer]

For what its worth Bill and im 6 shots worse than you at the moment...The way id probably approach it is to take a few practice swings just grazing the top of the rough to find my address height....
Swing smooth as any speed will just cause a loss in posture i think....Try and take it clean rather than looking to chop on it.
Im steep into the ball by nature and i can see why it causes you problems......Id find a quite hole some evening at that distance and just hit a few balls to see.....Maybe move the ball a little more forward too to catch it a little later in the swing.

You've got all the loft you need with the ball sitting up.....You could try a really short swing with a mid iron....A 1/4 swing with a 7 iron or something like that.

Il try anything mate .. nearly need physcological help now rather than golf help ha ha

 

[kid2]

Il try anything mate .. nearly need physcological help now rather than golf help ha ha

Still everything worth a gamble......The worst thing with the ball sitting up and i had it happen to me a few weeks ago.....I had 152mtrs to a raised 2 tier green.....Pulled a 6 iron as i wanted to hit the front third of the green...
Swung what i thought was decently only to go under the ball and catch it with the top 2 or three grooves on the club....My fingers didnt thank me for it at the time...

 

[SocketRocket]

This guy knows how to do it. I strongly recommend his short game book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iHZPIvGe-8

 

[MashieNiblick]

This guy knows how to do it. I strongly recommend his short game book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iHZPIvGe-8

Nice video. Thanks for posting. With the rough like it is this year I think most of us will have had the ball buried or sitting up and neither are easy shots, unless you are Lefty!

Had one yesterday sitting up on a down slope 15 yards from, and 5 feet below, the hole. Nasty little shot and went right under it.

 

[bladeplayer]

This guy knows how to do it. I strongly recommend his short game book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iHZPIvGe-8

Thanks SR good vid ... is the one fron 70 yards ?

Sad to say isnt id rather my ball sitting down than up in the rough

 

[Minhoca]

This guy knows how to do it. I strongly recommend his short game book.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iHZPIvGe-8

You got there first.. I saw this yesterday and was enlightened

 

[bladeplayer]

Thanks SR good vid ... is the one fron 70 yards ?

Is there one from 70 yards??? should have been the question .. not the mumbo jumbo above sorry

 

[Scott1505]

I know the feeling all too well after yesterday. I had hit my 2nd into deep rough so played a provisional which i managed to get to about 15ft. Thought i would have a quick scout in the rough to see if i could see it and sure enough it was sitting nicely 3 shots later i was out the rough and ended up with a 9 when i could have been putting for a 5!

Won't make that mistake again.

 

[Snelly]

I would focus on keeping your eye on the back of the ball and hitting down on to it steeply.

 

[One Planer]

Probably a stupid idea but why not play a bump and run style of shot with a fairway wood?

Deep face, smooth sole through the grass?

:mmm:

 

[bladeplayer]

I would focus on keeping your eye on the back of the ball and hitting down on to it steeply.

Any preference or thought on best club to use ?

Probably a stupid idea but why not play a bump and run style of shot with a fairway wood?

Deep face, smooth sole through the grass?

:mmm:

did think of this also mate... couldnt do it on our second hole as there was a bunker in the way .. did consider it on the 9th tho .. actualy considered down the shaft on the driver & bump & running it .. but stubbornly tried to play the shot id nessed up previously .. & messed up again ..

 

[Snelly]

Sand iron.

 

[SocketRocket]

Is there one from 70 yards??? should have been the question .. not the mumbo jumbo above sorry

You can play exactly the same shot as in the video but with a different club. From 70 yards you could open the face a bit with a pitching wedge and level out the swing if its sat up, or hit down if its buried.

 

[bladeplayer]

Thanks for the answers guys , have a few options now at least, will see what works best ,,

cheers