| What do you do when faced with a shot from | | | | open your stance slightly, and then take your club |
| the rough? Playing a good game of golf takes skill, | | | | up more abruptly than usual, with your wrists |
| confidence, and using the right club that works | | | | breaking early. |
| with your body and handicaps. What does it take | | | | Now, let us suppose your ball is in heavy rough. |
| to be a great golfer? Practice, practice, practice! | | | | How should you handle this problem? One of the |
| Practice produces skill and confidence. To be able | | | | best solutions to resolve this problem, is to open |
| to get out of the rough spots, you will need to | | | | the club face slightly. There are times when you |
| learn which clubs will help you get maximum loft | | | | will experience the grass wrapping around the |
| quickly from the rough. | | | | hosel, and with this you will experience the club |
| Some of the woods will make it possible to obtain | | | | face closing. |
| maximum loft quickly. You might want to choose | | | | Okay, suppose you find your ball lying in the light |
| the 5 wood over a long iron if you are mid to | | | | rough. What is the best method for solving this |
| high handicapper. In your practice sessions try the | | | | problem? With a light rough, you will need to use |
| different woods to see which club provides you | | | | a more upright swing. Next, you will need to hit |
| with the maximum loft quickly to cut through the | | | | down and through the ball. |
| most difficult rough. | | | | Get to your golf course early before your next |
| What are some of the pointers for getting out of | | | | game, and try some of these methods, and |
| the rough? First of all, you must choke down on | | | | experiment with your different woods. |
| the club one to two inches. Next, you will want to | | | | |