Wet soggy ground

Montgolfier

I've been lucky with my home course up to now it's been dry and firm. The winter conditions are well and truly in play now with wet soggy ground mainly off the fairway.
I struggle with soft ground as my angle of attack can get steep. I struggle on boggy courses even in summer.
My friend whose a member on a boggy course plays the ball very forward in his stance I presume that was a natural progression to suit the course you play all the time, just like links golfers tend to hit the ball lower. So....

What changes do you make to your game for winter conditions?

I am half thinking of buying a set of chunky irons G10s just for winter conditions.

slave1

Montgolfier wrote: »

What changes do you make to your game for winter conditions?

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None, see you in March gagging for it.
Seriously though, soggy ground is a joke so I just sit it out, catch up on a bit of gaming and have a good thirst come March.

Senna

But if you move the ball further forward, then isn't there more chance if hitting it fat?

When the ground is soft I had the tendency to drop my right shoulder just causing me to hit it fat more often.
I think the trick is to forget about the wet ground, and if you make good contact when it's dry, the wet ground should make no different, I just haven't master it yet either.

luvthegame

Montgolfier wrote: »

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I struggle with soft ground as my angle of attack can get steep. I struggle on boggy courses even in summer.

I am half thinking of buying a set of chunky irons G10s just for winter conditions.

Dry solid ground is a great mask for bad striking. You can get away with slightly fat shots. I've met a few guys who decided to buy blades at the end of the season and try to bed them in over the winter..... Crazy but they didn't do it again so a good lesson for them.

Playing on boggy ground is a great way to truly know if you are striking the ball first. If you really want to become a better ball striker learn from it.Take a bit more time over your iron shots for the next few weeks, experiment with slightly different ball positions to see what works. One of the best short iron players i played with didn't go much past 9 o clock backswing, hits it cleanly all the time.

Changing anything radically isn't going to be good for your game come play as it lies. Unless you're going max GI all year round i wouldn't go G10 for winter. More offset will cause bedding in problems of its own.

Finally best advice i got for winter golf is get more hybrids !!!

Montgolfier

Senna wrote: »

But if you move the ball further forward, then isn't there more chance if hitting it fat?

When the ground is soft I had the tendency to drop my right shoulder just causing me to hit it fat more often.
I think the trick is to forget about the wet ground, and if you make good contact when it's dry, the wet ground should make no different, I just haven't master it yet either.

He has a scoopy swing I'm always puzzled by it.
Mark crossfield says hit knock down shots and plot your way around.

Montgolfier

luvthegame wrote: »

Dry solid ground is a great mask for bad striking. You can get away with slightly fat shots. I've met a few guys who decided to buy blades at the end of the season and try to bed them in over the winter..... Crazy but they didn't do it again so a good lesson for them.

Playing on boggy ground is a great way to truly know if you are striking the ball first. If you really want to become a better ball striker learn from it.Take a bit more time over your iron shots for the next few weeks, experiment with slightly different ball positions to see what works. One of the best short iron players i played with didn't go much past 9 o clock backswing, hits it cleanly all the time.

Changing anything radically isn't going to be good for your game come play as it lies. Unless you're going max GI all year round i wouldn't go G10 for winter. More offset will cause bedding in problems of its own.

Finally best advice i got for winter golf is get more hybrids !!!

Probably need to do some ball striking work but I hate hitting off the mats at the range they're crap the club bounces through the shot.

luvthegame

Montgolfier wrote: »

Probably need to do some ball striking work but I hate hitting off the mats at the range they're crap the club bounces through the shot.

Its stating the obvious but getting back to an impact position where you have room to swing and forward shaft lean is the best way to hit the ball cleanly.

Too long a backswing makes this difficult. Start with 50 yards pitches. Then work up to 9 O Clock. Your arms and body cannot get disconnected with such a short swing.

Milkers

luvthegame wrote: »

Your arms and body cannot get disconnected with such a short swing.

You've obviously never met my arms and body.

Montgolfier

Went to the range with jumbo chalk (stole from the kids) drew a line and placed the ball in front to practice better striking. I was catching the chalk.
I also had powder foot spray for the club face. It made some difference to the flight when I caught it nice 3/4 shots worked well. It's reignited my interest in practice.