GOLF IN APPLEY BRIDGE.

useful tips

Trouble Shot:  Hard Pan – Hitting off hard ground with no grass or turf.

What typically happens: The leading edge of the golf club is rounded. So, when it comes into the ground it won’t dig. When you have a hard pan lie (since the ground is so hard), what happens is that the back end of the golf club bounces off of the ground and hits into the back of the golf ball.  It won’t glide through the turf because the ground is too hard. As the bottom edge of the golf club comes into contact with the ground, it bounces up into the air. When you have a hard pan lie, you will very often top the golf ball.  The ball flight is very low, and the ball generally doesn’t go very far.

We’re going to show you specific changes to implement in your setup and mechanically with your golf swing that will ensure that you will catch a more of the bottom of the ball.  The changes will help you get loft on the golf ball, more distance, and play the shot as it meant to be played.  We’re going to make the swing steeper, which will turn the club into more of a digging tool than one that was meant to bounce.

Trouble Shot: Deep Rough – Hitting where the ball is buried deep in the grass.

What typically happens: When the golf ball lies too deep in the rough and the leading edge cannot get to the bottom of the golf ball, this would be considered deep rough.  The problem is that you usually can’t get the golf club on it.  The rough gets between the clubhead and the ball so the club can’t make good contact, and also, this slows down the clubhead. If the rough is too deep, the grass will grab the hosel of the club and twist the clubface at impact.

First of all, you will not believe the solid contact you’ll start making. We’re going to make adjustments to your setup in order to make the golf club swing more vertical. And the reason is you’re swinging so vertical is to catch ball first and you’re not going to catch any grass in the hosel.  Since you won’t be catching grass, your clubhead speed won’t be slowed down either. This will give you the distance you are used to from the fairway, but out of the rough.

Trouble Shot: Punch Shots – When you need to hit the ball low.

What typically happens: If you don’t have this shot in your bag, you don’t have much choice but to take your regular swing.  So you can’t go directly at the target, you’ve got to aim left or right instead. 

We’re going to show you how to hit the ball low so you can attack the target.  Aiming left and right isn’t the best option is the vast majority of cases.  You are much better hitting the ball under the obstacle and letting the ball roll up to the target

How to hit into the wind.

If you don’t think wind can be a factor in your game, just remember what it did to Paul Goydos at the 2008 Players.  Or how it blew Phil Mickelson off the leader board in the same tournament. 

And even though the wind may not be a big deal in Appley Bridge, you never know when you might be playing in a different part of the world. Or if this crazy weather we’ve been having will change conditions where you usually play.
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