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You have misshit your approach shot a touch and your ball now lies just off the green settled down in some thick coarse.  Once you have finished complaining about how arbitrary golf can be, you'll need to make preparations for that next shot.  How will you attack this challenge?  

Some golfers have a single club and single shot type for all chipping possibilities.  If you're making an attempt to break 100 that approach could be best.  Perfecting single shot at this level makes sense.  But if you carry a lower scoring average, you're looking to get up and back down from here you will need a chip shot more suitable to this deplorable lie.  

You see that thick, heavy grass surrounding your ball could cause the clubhead to turn way offline.  That heavy grass gets tangled up with your club's hosel.  The ball will likely come out far left of target with no speed control leaving you some distance from one putt range.  

This shot needs a fragile touch and maximum control.  Try using these 5 tips when you're facing a chip from heavy coarse.  

Chipping from Heavy coarse

Utilise a sand wedge - The sand wedge offers the benefit of "bounce" which makes it much easier to chop through the grass and not get all twisted offline.  Your lob wedge might even work for this shot.  These clubs give more margin for inaccuracy.  

Open stance - Open your position a little to permit your hands and arms to clear your front hip.  Open the clubface too like you would during a bunker shot.  

Move the ball back - Move the ball back past center in your position to market a steep angle of attack which allows less grass between the clubface and the ball at impact.  

Utilise a steep swing - This shot needs a steep approach to help pop the ball out of the coarse.  Hinge your wrist quickly on the takeout.  

Follow thru - Think assertively here as the shot requires more clubhead speed than you first think.  You may only want the ball to travel a little distance but given the lie and the open clubface you would like to swing faster than your instincts tell you.  Just keep it smooth with a full follow thru.  Don't decelerate or might have the same shot to play all over again.  

Remember this shot is a challenge for everyone.  The goal here is to get up and back down.  The right shot choice along with decent execution will give you a fair chance to do that almost all of the time.

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