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You've misshit your approach shot a touch and your ball now lies just off the green settled down in some thick coarse.  After you have finished whinging about how unfair golf can be, you will need to prepare 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 are making an attempt to break 100 that approach might be best.  Perfecting single shot at this level seems sensible.  But if you carry a lower scoring average, you're looking to get up and back down from here you'll need a chip shot more suited to this lamentable lie.  

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

This shot requires a delicate touch and maximum control.  Try using these 5 tips when you are facing a chip from heavy rough.  

Chipping from Heavy coarse

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

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 stance 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 rough.  Hinge your wrist quickly on the takeaway.  

Follow thru - Think forcefully here as the shot requires more clubhead speed than you first think.  You'll only need the ball to travel a little distance but given the lie and the open clubface you want to swing faster than your instincts tell you.  Just keep it smooth with a full follow thru.  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 back down.  The right shot choice together with decent execution will give you a reasonable opportunity to just do that almost all of the time.

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