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Hey guys, need some help. It has really been a wet spring in the Northeast and a couple of the courses I play don't seem do be draining at all. Water isn't seeping up but definitely spongy.

 

Anyway, I play a really low bounce Mizuno iron set and am hitting a lot of fat shots. I figured I just sucked but found a dry course and proceeded to shoot my best round in 5 years with no fat shots.

 

I'm curious if anyone does anything different while playing in wet/spongy conditions like choke down, club up, etc....

 

Any help is appreciated.

 

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I have the same problem where I am at in early spring. Not too many fat shots. But I learned to play on a dried up piece of sand paper. So when it gets soggy my steep-ish swing doesn't hold up too well.

 

What I do is actually take some of the bounce off by leaning the club slightly forward at address and playing the ball back about a ball width.

 

*disclaimer* this is probably not the right thing to do.

 

 

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We had a really wet May here and I found I was doing the same. For me I just put the ball back a bit in my stance and really made sure to get good ball contact and take any early ground contact out of play. I know you're suppose to hit ball then turf but being a 13 handicap misshits happen.

All that being said it did also help me learn to shallow out my swing!

Now that it's dried up here my games really improved!

 

 

 

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It doesn't rain much here so when it rains or get really windy I'd make the point of going out and play.

 

Clubbing up in wet condition is a great idea. Works well for me. My bread'n'butter swing is knock down and less than full swing. I found that more compact swing promotes cleaner contact in high demand situation. Plus spongy greens tend to stop the balk quickly and less roll do you'd need more carry.

 

The only major part of my game that usually suffers in wet condition is putting. I like fast greens and downhill putts. In wet conditions I normally leave the putts shorts or start manufacturing a popping strokes. Hmmm! Still work in progress.

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Thanks for the tips. When clubbing up do you still expect a fat shot or is the goal cleaner contact?

 

 

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Play it back a little and try to pick it. Plays to bit of a thin pull, but nothing fat.

 

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I tend to add an extra club and/or take a three quarter swing to help my chances at good ball first contact. If I put the ball back in my stance it's only slightly, maybe a couple inches, I tend miss shots if I move it much more.

 

 

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Okay, I live in Seattle so I thrive in wet (or soaked) conditions. Here are my tips to prevent your round from getting water logged:

 

1. Ball farther back in the stance. You want to make sure you're hitting the turf in front of the ball.

 

2. Sometimes the rough is better. The ball sits up a little, so it can be easier to make clean contact.

 

3. Just don't play at all

 

Oh, and if you frequently play in soggy conditions, definitely get wedges with a high bounce. Less chunked shots, much more fun.

 

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You need to cover the ball and have a more aggressive angle of attack coming down on the ball. Try to create your hands in front of the club and have that shaft lean

 

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Simple as that?

 

 

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It really is - He's a good player and plays in similar conditions to mine in Florida. It's wet here half the year and dry here half the year. When it's wet you have to resign yourself to the fact that you won't hit it as far and learn to take more club and swing within yourself.

 

Frankly I often score better in wet conditions because the ball holds and the fairways play much wider. Even though it's a longer club in the it's not going anywhere and it's way easier to chip or pitch the misses close.

 

 

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Simple as that?

 

 

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Pretty much, the idea is not to "dig" the irons into the ground, more of a sweeping motion, also, when its wet the ball slides up the face therefore it will not go as far, so you need to club up to get the distance.

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Clubbing up and swinging easier helps hugely. Soft ground under your feet makes it much more difficult to get back to the ball. A normal swing can easily become an overswing due to feet sinking into the ground. Soft ground also seems to absorb impact energy on well struck irons, hence 2 clubs more can help.

 

 

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Simple as that?

 

 

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That was the exact same advice I was given by someone that played college.

 

 

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When playing in soggy conditions remember to choke up on the grip as your feet are sinking lower than normal. That is all you need to do.

 

 

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I always move the ball back in my stance in wet conditions, I grew up playing in Texas where the ground gets hard as a rock in the summer so I've always had a steep swing.

 

 

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I stick with mostly irons when it's wet. The biggest issue I find is chipping and putting since the ball likes to pick up water and throw the brakes on hard.

 

 

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Certainly, high bounce wedges and wide soles help in soft conditions. The thing you have to be able to do when conditions are wet is pick the ball a little more. How you get there can vary so you may just have to experiment on the range or during a practice round. I've typically been a "picker", but as I've gotten better I've started noticing I can dig if the turf allows it. Still, that doesn't happen often enough to warrant a complete change in strategy.

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