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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 rough.  Once you have finished griping 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 opportunities.  If you're attempting to break 100 that approach might be best.  Perfecting one shot at this level makes sense.  But if you carry a lower scoring average, you're looking to get up and down from here you'll need a chip shot more fitted to this deplorable lie.  

You see that thick, heavy grass surrounding your ball could cause the clubhead to twist 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 far from one putt range.  

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

Chipping from Heavy coarse

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

Open stance - Open your stance a little to allow 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 stance to market a steep angle of attack which permits 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 rough.  Hinge your wrist quickly on the takeaway.  

Follow thru - Think assertively here as the shot needs more clubhead speed than you first think.  You'll only want the ball to travel a little distance but given the lie and the open clubface you need to swing quicker than your instincts tell you.  Just keep it smooth with a full follow through.  Don't decelerate or could 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 down.  The right shot choice along with decent execution will give you a reasonable chance to do that almost all of the time.

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