Hitting out of thick rough

[xmanhockey7]

Hitting out of thick rough is something I have always struggled with. The course I grew up on really didn't have very thick rough so it's not really a shot I learned how to hit well. Any advice on how to play it, with a full swing, would be appreciated. Lately it seems I shank it sometimes out of the stuff but I'm pretty sure I've cured that. I know I sound like a 36 handicap right now but I really am a single digit who just never really learned how to play the shot well.

[LovinItAll]

Hitting out of thick rough is something I have always struggled with. The course I grew up on really didn't have very thick rough so it's not really a shot I learned how to hit well. Any advice on how to play it, with a full swing, would be appreciated. Lately it seems I shank it sometimes out of the stuff but I'm pretty sure I've cured that. I know I sound like a 36 handicap right now but I really am a single digit who just never really learned how to play the shot well.

First, I'll say that hitting out of high, sticky rough is a tough shot for me. What I do: - Depending on how high and deep the rough is and how far away I am, sometimes I just take my medicine and pull wedge or 9i, try to advance the ball and just lay up. - I have much better success with higher lofted clubs. I rarely try to hit any iron longer than 7i out of the deep stuff - I don't carry a hybrid, but I'll hit 9w out of that junk sometimes. I usually grip down if i hit 9w. For irons and 9w, I play the ball back and try to catch as much ball as possible. Nothing is worse than trying to muscle it out and watching the ball fly 10 yards. I guess playing the ball a little further back than normal and getting a little steeper are the only adjustments I make. Thick rough is designed to be penal, so don't beat yourself up too much for not being able to strike it well from that garbage.

[Mattplusness]

I have found success in taking a steeper, slower swing.

But I never hit in in the rough.

Ever.