How do you hit a wedge on a deep rough around the green?

Question

How do you hit it and not top the ball.

Answer 1

Open the clubface. then you must move your hands faster through the deep rough than normal, or the clubhead wont get to the ball.  Accleration is key. if you decelerate, you will mishit 8 out of 10. Swing through and let the open clubface get the ball in the air to shorten the distance of this shot. The higher the better as you want the ball to land soft so it doesnt roll away.

Answer 2

You have to swing steeply and aggressively, making sure to follow through.  Hit behind the ball, sliding the wedge under it and explode.

Answer 3

Molly,

The answer is simple....you just have to hit behind it about an inch, that's the secret. Expirement with swing length and how hard to swing, but don't hit the ball....hit it "fat" on purpose.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Practice.  And even then it's not real dependable.  Watch tbhe U.S. Open.  Even the pros can't do it consistently.  But like the other Yahoo says, hit it like a sand shot.

Answer 5

Open the blade and play it as you would play an explosion shot from the sand.

Answer 6

Well like others said you have to be really aggressive and swing steep and behind the ball.  An open club face is usually a good thing a tight grip and it might hurt a little bit if you aren't able to really follow through with it.  accelerate into it.  Also whenever the club isn't making contact with the ball like this shot it is not going to be as accurate as other shots.

Answer 7

The secret is to attack the ball steeply. In deep rough, you want to minimize the amount of grass that comes between your club and the ball. A low or shallow line of attack will cause you to top it.

To that end, do the following:

Open the clubface and grip tightly.

Put the ball back in your stance.

Put 60% of your weight on the front foot.

Take the club up steeply.

c**k your wrists early.

All of this will promote a steep downswing.

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