Problem with wedge shots

[c4m]

As I was playing yesterday, I noticed that I did just fine hitting my wedges out of the grass (fairway or rough), but when I landed on a hard or bare lie, I tended to hit low rollers that ended up bouncing over the green. I practiced out in the yard off of some bare spots and just couldn't seem to get under the ball from this type of lie. Any advice?

[William Le Wolf]

It is just another type of shot to practice. If you don't find yourself in this situation often don't practice it often :)

[right handed phil mickelson]

don't try and fight it if you just can't do it. Try and play the ball a little farther back in your stance and just don't take as big of a swing. What this will do is it will compress the ball more and put more spin on it, making it go farther, but sometimes lower. The tendency on these shots is to put it farther up in your stance to get under the ball, but which normally results in the person skulling the ball. Put it a bit farther back, with a smaller swing, and see how that works out.

[jeffhale08]

Ball back in the stance, so you can keep the club from bouncing off the hard lie. And just play the low shot.

[Pinseeker81]

Sounds like you're just not hitting down on it right, but trying to get under it.
Playing it back in the stance may work as a band-aid fix, but wont address the problem. I play my wedge off the front heel and all we have is hard dirt at the range

[uttexas]

Play it back in your stance (just in front of rear heel) and hit down (almost trap it). Play this shot all the time on the Texas muni with hard clay/no grass in the summer.

[HSip]

As I was playing yesterday, I noticed that I did just fine hitting my wedges out of the grass (fairway or rough), but when I landed on a hard or bare lie, I tended to hit low rollers that ended up bouncing over the green. I practiced out in the yard off of some bare spots and

Don't try to "get under it" - back in the stance, strike down on the ball. Maybe use a club with less bounce. Good luck

[zubady]

Play it in the middle of your stance and take a more abrupt stroke, just like a buried lie in a bunker; that will both trap and compress the ball.

[MiniMoe]

I open my stance, play the ball well back, and open the face a bit. Now, I get steep on the downswing and "dig" it out. The ball will go farther with less effort, so it takes a lot of practice to control the distance, but you won't hit it thin. I have hit some of my most memorable shots off of hard pan. If that does not work.... try something new. If you get into that situation, hit more than one shot to learn what works best for you. If you are playing a match and can't hit another one, go back when the day is done and practice a few shots. Use your imagination. If all else fails, use a 7 iron and bump and run the bugger.

[imtomtomim]

sounds like you're sculling the ball by hitting the ground first which usually happens when you're trying to scoop the ball.

All these tips are good for the proper position but the most important part is at impact, make sure your hands are ahead of the clubhead. Never let the clubhead outrace your hands. Flipping the wrists or club ends up in hitting the ball on the bottom of your swing or the upswing which is really hard timing for your wedges. Pressing the shaft forward infront of the clubhead helps flatten the bottom out giving you some room to work.