02/16/2018 ISSUE 07

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DEEP TROUBLE? HOW TO ‘ROUGH IT’ AROUND THE GREEN Kevin’s
Kures
All golfers know how challenging this I am sure that those of you who’ve attended between the ball and the clubface during
great game can be. One of the more chal- a PGA Tour event have been amazed to see impact. exhilarating and fun this challenging shot
lenging short-game shots is negotiating a how these highly skilled players, from lies of can be!.
ball from deep rough around the green. this kind, pop the ball up so beautifully and 4. Swing: Because of the aforemen-
On many Florida courses, you have what is have the ball land so softly onto the green. tioned description of the lie, here are the Kevin Perkins is a PGA Master Profession-
called common Bermuda throughout the recommended things to execute during al and operates his Golf Academy at 76 Golf
rough areas. One of the characteristics of Hopefully, the following “Kures” will give your swing. Take a healthy, vertical back- World in Stuart. Kevin has authored the golf
common Bermuda is that the ball general- you some insight and knowledge on how to swing and cock your wrist a bit earlier than instructional book Golf Everyone, published
ly tends to fall to the base of the thick grass, play effectively from the long, deep rough normal. Feel your left wrist staying a bit by Hunter Textbooks. Kevin may be reached
creating a challenging, nasty lie. Recently, around the green: cupped. Make sure your downswing is very at 561-301-3783, email: [email protected],
I’ve had to show a number of my students vertical as well. Strike 1 inch behind the or visit his website at www.kevinperkinsgol-
how to negotiate this very difficult scenario. 1. Club Selection: Choose a lob wedge ball, maintaining your cupped left wrist, facademy.com. 
for the shot. This would be your 60° wedge. taking a rather large divot. Hold your left
JP If you don’t have a lob wedge, use your 56° wrist firmly as you go through, and hold the
ACES sand wedge. Both of these clubs are well finish to a slightly abbreviated finish, which
‘DYE’ suited for the shot because of their low cen- will be shorter than the backswing. Make
TEST! ter and having enough loft to maximize sure the clubface stays looking slightly up as
control coming out of high greenside rough. you move through. Through some practice
JP Yang scored a hole in one recently and hard work, you will begin to have suc-
at the PGA Golf Club’s Dye course. 2. Set-up: Assume a slightly wider pitch- cess from this tough lie and appreciate how
Using a 6-hybrid on the 116-yard ing stance than normal, approximately
third hole, JP made her first-ever ace, shoulder width. Also, have a slightly open
and did so in difficult, windy condi- stance. Place 60 percent of your weight on
tions. Congrats, JP!  your left leg and bend your knees more than
normal. Open your clubface, so the clubface
is aimed approximately 10 feet right of the
flagstick. Also, lay the clubface back, which
will ensure the flange/bounce is laying on
the grass. This will place the shaft pretty
much straight up and down and a bit slight-
ly behind your hands, creating a slight bow-
ing of your left wrist.

3. Understand the Lie: To state possibly
the very obvious, you must understand the
lie when the ball is in high grass. The high
grass behind the ball is a minimum of 1 inch
and possibly up to 3 to 4 inches higher than
the ball. This will prevent you from hitting
the ball cleanly on the clubface. There will
be a minimum 1 inch of grass that will come

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