170-200 out the rough. What club you going to?

[pjaxx88 3]

Not been back to golf long so yes spend a lot of time off the fairway. I have always played well with long irons so have an 18° driving iron and 4 iron. Have had a 19° hybrid but not consistent enough with it. Does anyone play a 7 wood stiff shaft?

[Letthebigdogshunt 90]

For that distance it would be my driver. However that is silly. In truth I would hit a PW and then hit what ever club I needed to get to the green.

[Middler 3,788]

All rough isn’t created equal, so I don’t know how to answer, and 30 yards is a wide range. I’d use a 5i for 170 or a 3h for 200 if the lie permitted. Couldn’t use either in most of the rough where I play, I’d have to ‘take my medicine’ and use more loft (for hitting into the rough). My only “woods” are D and 3W and I don’t have any interest in other “woods” (yet).

[Bossfan 143]

That’s a pretty big gap. From 170/180 it would be a 6i, 180/190 a 5i and 190/200 my 4 utility. 

[Shankster 33,164]

8 or 7 iron.  Hammer it.

[Billy-Bo-Jim-Bob 19]

Depends on how much of the back of the ball I can see! For me, its all about the lie and playing the %'s.

[RickyBobby_PR 10,212]

Depends on the length and thickness of rough, how deep I’m in it, what is in line with my desired target line, what trouble I may have to deal with, is going for the green the right play or not, if I miss where do I want to miss. 
 

It could be a wedge to a fairway wood

[PBH3 113]

depending on the lie 170 6 iron, 185 5 iron, 200 4 hybrid.  If its buried probably punching out

[Chip Strokes 6,755]

On 7/30/2021 at 5:48 PM, Shankster said:

8 or 7 iron.  Hammer it.

this. 

unless the ball is completely swallowed up in the long grass, i just focus on ball first contact and hitting the ball hard. 

[Lacassem 17,572]

Depends, but low flyer? 7 iron run her up there. If I’m able to fly 5 iron depending on actual distance. 
then a wedge on because I’m missing the green anyway!

[CarlH 8,673]

Without assessing the lie, I can't answer the question.

[Tyler86 419]

For sure not my putter or driver. 

[Headhammer 3,341]

Off a tee 5-Iron, off the deck 4 hybrid, out of the rough or to carry a hazard 3 hybrid.

[KurtActual 474]

I'd top my hybrid 30 yards into the fairway, then have a 7i to the green.

[DiscipleofPenick 4,201]

That's a big distance gap. For me, it's anywhere between 7i to 4i depending on lie, wind, conditions, etc.

[Larryd3 385]

if the rough is thick enough, I'd punch something out of there with like a 6 or 7 iron, take my medicine and then hit wedge or loft wedge depending on what distance is left.  better to do that then try to get to the green and hit a bad shot and end up in more trouble.  figure punching it out have a chance to make par and probably no worse than bogey.  I'd rather take the big oops out of the possible scores.  

[BMart519 1,414]

4 hybrid

[jaywelby34 29]

Tough to tell without seeing the lie.  If I get a flier lie might be a 7 iron.  If it isn't a good lie I punch it out with something like a 5 iron and get it as close as I can while taking my medicine.  If it is really horrific maybe just a wedge and suck it up.

[PickinBogeys 2]

choked up UDI 3i. 

[puttnfool 468]

On 7/30/2021 at 3:23 PM, pjaxx88 said:

Not been back to golf long so yes spend a lot of time off the fairway. I have always played well with long irons so have an 18° driving iron and 4 iron. Have had a 19° hybrid but not consistent enough with it. Does anyone play a 7 wood stiff shaft?

I played a Callaway Epic Flash 7wd with a PX HZRDUS Black 85g, 6.5 (x flex) Tour Issue only shaft for a while.  Loved it.  It's up for sale, but sometimes I wonder if I shouldn't just keep it.  I could sell my 3wd and 5wd and get a new 4wd to replace them both.

As for the original question, from 200y out in the rough, I'd probably take 5wd.  From 170y out, I might take 7wd.  There are really too many variables.  If the rough is short, but enough to create a flyer, then I'd likely take less club, but if it's thick enough to impede movement of the club through it, then I might just hack it out with a wedge.

Also, depends on where the pin is on the green.  If it's 170y away, but in the front, then I'd take a club that would likely go long.  If it's in the back, then I'd be happy with a little short.

Edited August 6, 2021 by puttnfool