Jan
25

Golf Swing Tip | Getting out of that Plugged Lie or Divot

Posted under Golf Swing Tips by Swinger

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It has to be my worse nightmare walking up to my ball and finding it in a divot or a footprint (some golfers will do anything to get a break!) as I find it one of the hardest shots to play on the golf course. The method of getting out of such a lie involves good balance and transfer of weight onto the front foot, something that can mean you look a little less than natural as the shot can force you to take a step with your back foot because you get thrown off balance.

To start you need to close off your stance and the club face, line the ball almost center but slightly towards your back foot, now this is part of the trick to getting out, most of your weight needs to be on your front foot. It takes a little practice to get this right but once you have it you will find it is almost a second nature.

To be able to get the ball out of the hole it has come to be in you need to ensure that you get a good steep back swing so hinge the wrists nice and early in the swing almost as though you are lifting the club towards the sky.

The club head should accelerate cleanly and the one word that you need to remember is divot, you need to go under the ball in order to get it out, you have to be careful that you don’t skip the club off the surface as you might clip the top of the ball and plug it further than it already is.

Depending on how the ball was plugged you get different flight pattens if it was only slightly plugged then the ball will come out low and fast so you need to aim at a large target area to ensure that you don’t get into even more trouble. The problem with playing a shot like this is that you have very little control over the ball so it is best to play the percentages.