Monthly Tip

Adapt Your Game To The Weather:
Even when you are close to the green, weather and terrain can play an important role in the outcome of your shot. When the ground and greens are wet, never play a chip shot the same as under dry conditions. Many of the technical aspects remain the same, but certain adaptations need to be made, like club selection and landing spots.

Club Change
When the conditions are wet, take a lower lofted club and bump the ball, catching the ball first, so you don’t hit it fat. Take a 52 or 47 degree loft club instead of a 56 or even your 60 degree. The ball will roll out further taking the error of how much the ball will or will not spin with the higher lofted club.

Adapting Technique
A swing utilizing the shoulders allows the club to return to the ball more consistently without the fear of hitting it fat. Swinging the club back with shoulders keeps the club from raising up as much and creating more of a natural wrist cock. The follow-through the shoulders need to rotate toward the target keeping the hands quiet.

Landing Spot
Wet greens mean you should try to pick out a landing spot to accommodate the carry of the ball which will likely be a little farther. The less lofted the club, the less spin the ball will have and will make the ball roll more consistent on the slower surface.

Good Luck!
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