Playing Out Of A Wet Lie Courtesy of Sycuan Resort
A recent article sent out by Sycuan Resort, one of our favorite partner golf courses in San Diego, offers some great advise on playing in the current wet conditions due to overseeding. The article is as follows:
When fairways are soggy due to heavy rainfall or even early morning dew, the ball usually settles down in the grass. As a result, you’ll tend to hit the ball fat or heavy (a little behind the ball). Your swing will feel sluggish, as if you were swinging through water or hitting out of light rough, and your divots will be thicker. It’s no fun.
You can help yourself by taking more club than usual, say a 6-iron instead of a 7-iron. And because the ball’s not going to roll as far–your distance will be mostly carry–you might want to change up your shots around the greens (a pitch or lob shot versus a bump-and-run, for example). In your setup, play the ball more toward the center of your stance, but no farther back than center (even with your short irons), so it’ll be easier to catch the ball first. With a fairway wood or middle iron, play it in the center rather than left of center.
Even after you make these adjustments, you may still hit the ball heavy. Don’t worry too much about that–nobody plays their best in wet conditions. You just have to accept your fate and be glad you’re playing golf.
Sycuan Resort, which has two 18-hole championship golf courses Oak Glen & Willow Glen, won’t be overseeding until the end of October 2005. Click here to book your tee time now!