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Look at the lie and determine how much grass is going to interfer with the shot. Accept reality and don’t expect to too much from the rough. Play more conservative and accept you’ll probably lose one stroke on this hole and play it that way rather than getting yourself into more trouble […]

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When you’re in the rough and in trouble, your first concern should be getting back into play as quickly as possible. Don’t try to make something out of nothing because it will only cost you more strokes. Play this shot in kind of a slice manner taking the club up outside […]

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1.When hitting that nasty chip from deep rough, make sure you identify your ball to make sure it’s yours.
2. Use your sand wedge because it’s the heaviest club in your bag, the bounce or flange on the bottom of the club will help, and in many cases it’s also the highest lofted […]

In this golf instruction video, Jim explains how to setup to hit a lob shot out of the rough over a bunker with a small landing area .
“If” the ball is in a good lie sitting “up” in the rough, play the ball forward or “up” in your stance so that you can sweep into the […]

Roger explains how to hit a hard pan lie that can stop quickly on the green in this instruction video.
1. Hinge the club up sharply.
2. Use a square clubface.
3. Drive the clubface down into the ground with the sharp leading edge getting into the dirt.
4. Ball position in middle of stance.
5. You intentionally hit […]

This golf instruction video illustrates what points of your setup and swing need to be changed to hit a full golf shot out of the rough correctly.
1. Place the golf ball a couple inches farther back in your stance. You should feel like you are hitting down more sharply than normal.
2. Let your wrists hinge […]