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Open the face to escape thick greenside rough

For a ball in thick greenside rough, the speaker removes what he calls ball-speed accumulators by opening the clubface and setting the shaft more neutral, then using a more hinged action to slide the club underneath the ball. He describes it as a more bunker-like shot.

Channel: Micah Morris

Watch official source at 26:41

Try it

  1. let's remove some of those ball speed accumulators — shaft position, club face position
  2. Let's open the club
  3. Shaft goes more neutral
  4. a little more hingey and you're going to try to slide this club underneath

Why this context matters

Given for a shot from thick rough around the green.