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Hitting out of the Rough & Rough %

• ChrisDonaldson83 8 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 9:16 AM

  Hey Yall, 

  I am a bit perplexed and hoping I can get some tips. 

  This just happened to me so i am a bit frustrated.

  Hole Details:

  I was 70 yards out and up hill 10 inches, wind 5 mph against me and hitting out of rough that said 30%-40%. So natually i do the following. 

  PW 100yds x 30% = 30 yds.

  100 yds - 30 yds = 70 yds. 

  So naturally I should be able to swing my club full and it should go 70 yds based on the 30-40% out of the rough. with the pin being up hill and wind against me i feel it should land 3-5 yds and roll out right close to the pin. 

  Well thats not what happened. My golf hit it 108 yds.

  Can anyone please explain this.

  Thanks,

• tex990 808 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 10:01 AM

  That's where better spaced wedges would help. I think I would used my 75 yd wedge wi maybe a tad of top spin. You might consider dropping your hybred and investing in 3 wedges to cover the distance below your PW.

• ChrisDonaldson83 8 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 10:37 AM

  I undestand that logic, but that still doesnt answer the 30-40% out of the rough.

   

  Had i used a 75 yd wedge, based on the 30-40% then my wedge should only go 52.5 yds. 

   

  I guess my main question is how do you know how far your going to hit out of the rough if there giving you a percentage and its not accurate.

  thanks again for your advice.

• PaulTon 10,731 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 10:45 AM

  ChrisDonaldson83:

  I was 70 yards out and up hill 10 inches, wind 5 mph against me and hitting out of rough that said 30%-40%. So natually i do the following. 

  PW 100yds x 30% = 30 yds.

  100 yds - 30 yds = 70 yds. 

  So naturally I should be able to swing my club full and it should go 70 yds based on the 30-40% out of the rough.

  Where did you get that advice on rough?

  What you describe as the 'natural' way of doing things is far from it.

  Here are some great game tips. (Garypinhunters page).

• ChrisDonaldson83 8 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 10:49 AM

  Thanks Paul this helps a ton.

• Robert1893 7,666 Posts

  Fri, Jul 15 2016 4:08 PM

  ChrisDonaldson83:

  So naturally I should be able to swing my club full and it should go 70 yds based on the 30-40% out of the rough. with the pin being up hill and wind against me i feel it should land 3-5 yds and roll out right close to the pin. 

  Well thats not what happened. My golf hit it 108 yds.

  Can anyone please explain this.

  The percent shown for the rough is the amount of the ball is covered. You're going to have to practice a lot to determine how hard to hit it. That's especially so with wedges because the rough has less of an effect on wedges than it does the irons. 
  
  In addition to the link above, which has some great information, I would search the forums. Here's a link with a discussion of hitting out of the rough:
  
  http://www.wgt.com/forums/t/139408.aspx 

• petervcpt 1,013 Posts

  Sat, Jul 16 2016 2:37 AM

  ChrisDonaldson83:

  Thanks Paul this helps a ton.

  I saw what you did there :-)

• 11BC2 555 Posts

  Tue, Jul 26 2016 11:18 AM

  ChrisDonaldson83:

  So naturally I should be able to swing my club full and it should go 70 yds based on the 30-40% out of the rough. with the pin being up hill and wind against me i feel it should land 3-5 yds and roll out right close to the pin. Well thats not what happened. My golf hit it 108 yds. Can anyone please explain this.

  Full shots:  For 20/25 * 1.02 > 30/40 * 1.06 > 40/50 * 1.16.

  Pitch and Punches:  For 20/25 * 1.05 > 30/40 * 1.09 > 40/50 * 1.125

  Flops:  20/25 +1y > 30/40 +2y > 40/50 + 4-5y

  Sand (full shots and punches):  For 20/25 * 1.1 > 30/40 *1.25 > 40/50 *1.35

  Sand (flop shots):  For 20/25 +2y > For 30/40 +8y > For 40/50 + 12y

  These numbers change on clubs, ball, backspin, etc., but it's a good place to start.

   

   

   

• hpurey 11,505 Posts

  Tue, Jul 26 2016 6:04 PM

  deleted, overlooked the reply with the same answer as I had typed.  

   

  Carry on.   :)

   

   

• SplashLewis 358 Posts

  Thu, Jul 28 2016 10:18 AM

  i always add a 3rd more power of the lower stated lie.  for my irons, i always use FBS, so maybe its different for other spins

   

  So i do my normal calculations then....

  lie 20-30%, so i add 7% more power

  lie 30-40%, so i add 10% more power