Two Tips For Getting A Golf Ball Clear Of The Thick Rough

It is a great feeling to get into your own Club Car golf cart or one of the club's cheap golf carts (like their Bag Boy golf carts) with your family and friends and head off for a round of golf.

It might also be great, but some people might say a little bit boring, if you were able to keep your ball on the fairway and out of the rough and bunkers all the way to the green however in the real world that does not happen even for the very best of professional golfers.

All of us hit the odd shot, or in some instances many 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 coming up to your knees. Here far too many golfers take several 'hacks' at getting their ball out and the hole turns into a total catastrophe.

However, anybody who has ever watched the professionals in action will know only too well that this does not need to be a disaster. So, what then is their secret?

Well, there are two secrets and the first applies when you are in the heavy rough but still a long way from the green and the second applies if the ball is fairly close to the putting surface.

When you are still a considerable distance from the flag then your aim should not be to gain distance from your shot but should merely be to get your ball from the rough and on the fairway so that you are then in a good position to get yourself onto the green.

To achieve this you are going to have to use a wedge or a nine iron, both of which have sufficient weight to attack the long grass and adequate loft to get the ball up into the air and clear of the grass fast.

Also, you will have to make sure that the blade of your club is open when you are addressing your ball because the grass will take hold of the club head when you make your shot. You then have to minimize the quantity of grass that you are swinging through which means making a very upright back swing and a strong down swing that is controlled with a very firm left hand. This particular shot will not get you a great deal of distance however it will get your ball into the air quickly and take it forward sufficiently to get you back on the fairway.

If you are relatively close to the green then this shot will also work extremely well but you have to take care to ensure that your ball does not then roll right through the green. In these circumstances therefore you need to aim to hit two or three inches behind the ball and ensure that your shot includes a complete follow through. This will produce a shot that is very similar to that which you would use to get your ball out of sand and will not only shoot your ball into the air to clear the heavy rough but will also create a soft landing on the green and so reduce any forward roll.

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