| Playing golf may seem straight forward enough, | | | | Rough/Deep Rough |
| but when you consider how uneven the course | | | | The rough means that your club will be hitting the |
| can be ranging from the smooth rolling green all | | | | ball less cleanly and so can affect the power and |
| the way up to deep rough grass that can swallow | | | | sometimes the direction of the ball. You should be |
| you golf ball never to be seen again it is easy to | | | | taking a steeper swing and lean forward in your |
| see how hitting the ball can quickly be easy to do | | | | stance, some people find that aiming to the left |
| one minute and nigh on impossible the next. | | | | (for right handed golfers) and opening the club |
| Playing golf as an amateur we can dread hitting | | | | face can help compensate for the affect the |
| the ball into the sidelines where the longest grass | | | | grass can have on the shot's direction. You |
| is, and invariably most of our shots can seem | | | | shouldn't be afraid to sacrifice one shot to go |
| magnetised to this part of the course in the | | | | sideways back on to the safety of the fairway; |
| beginning. It's pretty strange seeing professionals | | | | this could save endless hacking away trying to |
| being able to save a miserable tee shot from | | | | send the ball towards the flag. |
| even the toughest lies only to drop the ball right | | | | Fringe/Edge of the green |
| onto the green mere yards from the flag stick. | | | | These are the shots which need the greatest |
| This is because a professional golfer understands | | | | control as you want the ball to land or roll as close |
| what alterations need to be made to their shot | | | | to the flag as possible. These shots will usually not |
| no matter where their ball happens to be – | | | | require much in the way of a backswing and high |
| even in the sand. Depending on where your ball is | | | | loft clubs should make the ball come down |
| you will have to alter the power with which you | | | | straight on to the green. Known as the flop shot |
| swing at the ball, your stance and club selection. | | | | this shot doesn't roll as much and assuming you |
| Fairway Shots | | | | can gauge the distance correctly you should be |
| Fairway shots are one of the easier grass based | | | | set up for a single putt to close out the hole. |
| shots to make, usually done after the tee shot | | | | Remember to take a few steps back before you |
| your ball will now be sat in the shorter grass of | | | | take any shot and take a few practice swings, do |
| the fairway. In order to achieve the right amount | | | | this before addressing the ball as in competitions |
| of loft you should be aiming to send a fair bit of | | | | these can count as actual shots. With practice |
| earth and grass into the air when you hit the ball. | | | | from a variety of different lies you can develop a |
| Depending on your distance to the flag you may | | | | feel for how much power is needed in order to |
| need to alter your stance and swinging motion to | | | | get the ball on the right track. |
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