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• gerryniswonger 1,890 Posts

  Mon, Oct 1 2012 7:16 AM

  Every once in a while we hit the ball into 40-50 or 50-60% rough.  From experience in playing real golf, I know to take my lumps in get it back in play and think of it as a penalty stroke.  One problem tho, it's almost impossible to even get it back in play and it usually takes 2 or 3 strokes to do it (Even hitting sideways or backwards).  I'd even declare the ball unplayable if I could.

  Have any of you long time players found a way to get back to the fairway on the first try?

   

• b0geybuster 2,574 Posts

  Mon, Oct 1 2012 7:54 AM

  gerryniswonger:

  Every once in a while we hit the ball into 40-50 or 50-60% rough.  From experience in playing real golf, I know to take my lumps in get it back in play and think of it as a penalty stroke.  One problem tho, it's almost impossible to even get it back in play and it usually takes 2 or 3 strokes to do it (Even hitting sideways or backwards).  I'd even declare the ball unplayable if I could.

  Have any of you long time players found a way to get back to the fairway on the first try?

   

  I don't usually have an issue, club down to a wedge, and hit out to the fairway.

  Cheers,

  b0gey

   

• RonCarr 243 Posts

  Mon, Oct 1 2012 8:01 AM

  I use a punch shot allot out of the tall stuff,, 

                                                                       Ron

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Mon, Oct 1 2012 8:55 AM

  hi

  generally speaking, you would hit a wedge or 8 or 9 iron while using punch option and then play for par :)

  -wgticon