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Hit a Bunker Shot From Thick Rough

If you're stuck in some thick green-side rough, hit a bunker shot.

If you’re stuck in some thick green-side rough, hit a bunker shot.

Imagine this, your ball is surrounded by thick rough. There’s no way you’re going to get the club face on the ball. So, you’re worried that the club is going to get narled up. Set up to the ball like a bunker shot- little left of target, open the club face- then rip through the rough and watch your ball pop out.

It’s a lot easier than it sounds. There’s less margin for error and you’re more likely to get the ball onto the green. The key…accelerate through the impact zone. You’ve got to commit.

106 Comments

  1. Juan de Dios

    July 10, 2019 at 4:47 am

    Excellent, as usual, I think I have never left a comment before but, you are doing great QTC!!

    Reply
    • Clyde Bench

      July 11, 2019 at 8:31 am

      I love your very practical and easily understood snippets regarding aspects of golf that have helped me play better. Keep up the good work!

      Reply
      • Don Freitag

        October 15, 2019 at 5:44 am

        Nice tip….I would like to see a tip on getting out of the deep rough of course, I am asking for a friend ?

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    • Glenn Cote

      September 9, 2019 at 2:42 pm

      Great Simple Snippet .. easy to understand and should be easy to go practice .
      F.Y.I โ€ฆ A little Gillette trimming might be in order.. ?? Keep it simple.

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      • Quite The Chap

        September 16, 2019 at 12:28 pm

        Thanks Glenn!

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    • tom powell

      August 24, 2020 at 3:12 pm

      I have never replied before, but I have been very amused by Colby for it seems like years now. thanks for the VERY helpful tips. Cheers

      Reply
    • Dennis Tieber

      August 24, 2020 at 4:06 pm

      You give good tips and they are fun to watch. I always look forward to seeing what you’ve got coming next. Keep up the good work.

      Reply
    • PAT GALBALLY

      November 26, 2020 at 7:07 am

      Thanks Colby your tips are great.

      Reply
    • Arlene Deardorff

      June 17, 2021 at 1:21 pm

      Excellent tips as usual.

      Reply
    • Arlene Deardorff

      August 22, 2021 at 6:23 pm

      Always good helpful short videos!

      Reply
  2. Juan de Dios

    July 10, 2019 at 4:48 am

    Yes, I said that!

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    • Sudipta Goswami

      April 1, 2021 at 7:09 pm

      ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

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  3. Gene

    July 10, 2019 at 5:36 am

    Great tip for thick green side rough
    Should have had that tip 50 years ago

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    • Edward McDermott

      February 4, 2020 at 2:04 pm

      Keep em coming Colby. My golfer wife thinks I’m a genius. Um…your a genius. Yeah. You. Not me. You.

      Reply
  4. David Dunlap

    July 10, 2019 at 6:47 am

    If I’d known about this, I might still be playing at my old club with tiny greens guarded by tangled collars.

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    • Sudipta Goswami

      June 17, 2021 at 5:53 am

      ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘โœ‹

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  5. Chuck Urwin

    July 10, 2019 at 6:48 am

    Love that tip from the rough! I will try it! Thanks Chuck

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  6. Jack Eagleeye

    July 10, 2019 at 7:49 am

    Colby Johannson, I believe you are a very knowledgeable, informative, and entertaining breath of fresh air to wanna be golfers like

    myself. You really are quite the champ, and i say bravo to you. Your lessons and tips have been been very helpful for me..THANK

    YOU !!!

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  7. Bob Kapp

    July 10, 2019 at 8:49 am

    At my age, 60 seconds of instruction is all I can absorb and remember. Super duper, Colby.

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  8. Gerry Parsons

    July 10, 2019 at 8:50 am

    thumbs up ๐Ÿ™‚

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  9. Larry LaCroix

    July 10, 2019 at 10:00 am

    Loving the 60 second tips – this ones excellent – for I usually stop my club instead of swinging through. Definite thumbs up!

    Reply
  10. Bill Jackson

    July 10, 2019 at 10:06 am

    good tip

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  11. john

    July 10, 2019 at 10:51 am

    i love these tips, why i even live by them. its golf made simple.

    Reply
  12. Dan Gengler

    July 10, 2019 at 1:25 pm

    Gives me the incentive to head to the driving range, or putting green in this case. Thanks, all good!
    Dan G.

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  13. George

    July 10, 2019 at 2:07 pm

    Great tips. Don’t give up giving them.

    Reply
  14. Ben Kohler

    July 10, 2019 at 2:33 pm

    Always find your videos interesting and helpful when I remember them!

    Reply
  15. Paul Heine

    July 10, 2019 at 2:44 pm

    The video would not start.

    Reply
  16. Roy Berger

    July 10, 2019 at 2:46 pm

    I was stuck today at least three times with this same shot! Wish I would’ve have read this tip BEFORE my round! I was taking a divot after the ball– not before like a bunker shot. I’ll remember this for sure for my next round! Thanks!!

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  17. Edward Markward

    July 10, 2019 at 4:21 pm

    This is a great series. Love it!@

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  18. Mike Miller

    July 10, 2019 at 6:04 pm

    Great tip! Keep ’em coming!

    Reply
  19. Rick Jones

    July 10, 2019 at 7:09 pm

    Love the 60 second tip. So tired of 8 or 12 minute tips. Thank you!

    Reply
  20. Ernest Modestino

    July 11, 2019 at 4:27 am

    Playing a round tomorrow and there’s a great chance I will be in thick rough. Gonna give it a try.

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  21. Robert H Saunders

    July 11, 2019 at 5:47 am

    Golfers Rx and Colby is the best way to get precise tips without all of the extra BS. Keep up the good work!

    Reply
  22. Richard

    July 11, 2019 at 7:50 am

    COLBY, ENTERTAINING AND TO THE POINT AS USUAL. THANK YOU.

    Reply
  23. Wayne Pisinski

    July 11, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    thumbs up

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  24. Charles Sanderson

    July 11, 2019 at 5:23 pm

    Your tips are AWESOME. I have no hesitation to open them knowing that that are succinct and impactful. Keep them coming.

    Reply
  25. John D. Kramer

    July 17, 2019 at 7:04 pm

    All good!!! The 60 second tips are a perfect balance of time and subject matter..

    Reply
    • Sam

      September 4, 2019 at 9:09 am

      These tips have been very helpful for my game, thanks.

      Reply
  26. Tom

    July 27, 2019 at 10:10 am

    Thanks, always good tips.

    Reply
  27. Peter Hanson

    July 31, 2019 at 5:48 am

    Thumbs up!

    Reply
  28. las Vegas Duffer

    August 9, 2019 at 2:53 am

    Chuck, thank you very much for your insightful tips and clear to replicate movements with a golf club to get out of trouble. You do a fantastic job picking troublesome areas of the game and explaining how to work the club to extract yourself out of trouble into a better position, without listening to oneโ€™s ego that encourages one to take risks, foolishly thinking one can succeed the majority of the time. Looking forward to more interesting and helpful presentations with keen insight to the game. The Duffer of Las Vegas

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  29. Terry

    October 15, 2019 at 6:34 am

    Two thumbs up!

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  30. Dean Ferdman

    October 15, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    Nice tip

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  31. Tommy Mann

    October 16, 2019 at 8:21 am

    luv your stuff !!!!!!!!!! other stuff dull.

    Keep the great work,”the FALCON”

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    • Quite The Chap

      October 24, 2019 at 12:07 pm

      Thanks ‘The Falcon’!

      Reply
  32. T. Deane

    October 17, 2019 at 1:04 pm

    Thumbs Up

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  33. Glenn Meloni

    November 5, 2019 at 2:10 pm

    Your tips are always simple to understand.

    Reply
  34. Bob Kapp

    February 4, 2020 at 7:20 am

    Hey there QTC, I really look forward to your tips. Don’t stop making them. Oh… here’s your thumbs up! ๐Ÿ‘

    Reply
  35. Alan Hagedorn

    February 4, 2020 at 7:26 am

    QTC, you are the common sense instructor that takes the mystery out of golf and gives us all confidence, Thank you for this tip and the many others you have given us over the years,

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  36. Andre Gelinas

    February 4, 2020 at 11:13 am

    Nice tip Colby, looks easy!

    But often the lie is much deeper that you can hardly see the ball. Same set up but 3-4″ behind the ball?

    Keep the good and interesting work that you provide regularly.

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  37. G, Lehman

    February 4, 2020 at 4:12 pm

    Always learning and your 60s series is one of the best out there. just long enough to drive home the point.
    look forward to many more.

    Reply
  38. Gmac

    February 4, 2020 at 4:49 pm

    excellent tip. I enjoy and find the 60 second tips valuable.

    Reply
  39. Adolph Kebe

    February 5, 2020 at 6:56 am

    Great tip Thanks

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  40. Jack Warnemunde

    August 24, 2020 at 3:06 pm

    Thumbs up! Always enjoy your tips.

    Reply
  41. GMD

    August 24, 2020 at 4:00 pm

    Our rough is getting VERY thick at the moment in South Texas. Great tip…Gonna practice it in the a.m. and take it to the course after. Love the 60 seconds tips. Keep em coming. Teedoffintx

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  42. Jerry

    August 24, 2020 at 4:28 pm

    I like this tip! TY!

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  43. Buddy Jaquith

    August 24, 2020 at 4:36 pm

    ๐Ÿ’ช

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  44. Howard Wood

    August 24, 2020 at 11:44 pm

    As usual , informative , easy to follow , quick and FUNNY !

    Reply
  45. Blaine Wiltey

    August 25, 2020 at 5:39 am

    Great Tip, I always have terrible in the rough near the greens.

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  46. Bob Kapp

    August 25, 2020 at 6:22 am

    ๐Ÿ‘ This video was a BIG thumbs up. The chip shot from deep grass around the green has been, for me, the most difficult shot in golf. Can’t wait to practice it. Thanks Colby.

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  47. B A

    August 25, 2020 at 8:01 am

    I have been doing this for years-It Works- but be sure to practice it in order to remove fear of taking a big swing for a short shot. Love the way the club slides through the grass with this shot….

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  48. Sam

    August 26, 2020 at 7:06 am

    QTC, love the 60 Second Series! Always helpful, keep it up!

    Reply
  49. Sue Kropornicki

    August 27, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    Can’t wait to try this shot…………thank you

    Reply
  50. Tom

    November 25, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    It really works

    Reply
  51. Randy Krause

    November 26, 2020 at 7:20 am

    love your tips

    Reply
  52. Rick

    November 26, 2020 at 7:47 am

    Your tips are very valuable and spot on! Iโ€™ve always been a decent golfer, but your tips have elevated my game in all areas.
    I havenโ€™t ever heard of this method before for green side rough, but Iโ€™ve been there and do have difficulty. Canโ€™t wait, not, but if Iโ€™m there in the future, I feel ready! Thanks!

    Reply
  53. Craig

    November 26, 2020 at 8:31 am

    Fine tip, Quite the “Entertaining” Chap — thank you!

    Reply
  54. Ed Yanke

    November 26, 2020 at 8:31 am

    Great tips. Love watching them. Short and to the point. Keep them coming. Thumbs up

    Reply
  55. John Kehoe

    November 26, 2020 at 11:55 am

    The tutorials are great and always on point. Many thanks.

    Reply
  56. Tom

    November 27, 2020 at 10:18 am

    Please give us a tip on a mid iron shot to the green from thick rough ?

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  57. Larry

    November 29, 2020 at 8:04 am

    Thumbs up on all your sixty second tips.

    Reply
  58. Bob Kapp

    February 25, 2021 at 1:03 pm

    Colby, what club was that you used in the video? Except for the dimples, it looks like my very, very old Alien Wedge by Pat Simmons.

    Reply
  59. Dennis Bender

    February 25, 2021 at 1:54 pm

    Great tip. Can’t wait for the next one.

    Reply
  60. Dave

    February 25, 2021 at 2:04 pm

    Thanks for the tip. So very simple. Just do it. Thanks

    Reply
  61. Wink Winkleman

    February 25, 2021 at 5:31 pm

    Great tip – I’ll have to give it a try.

    Reply
  62. thor

    February 26, 2021 at 8:05 am

    love the game saving tips great for marketing keep it up

    Reply
  63. Mike Raney

    February 27, 2021 at 10:24 am

    Thanks for the advice on a narled lie. It really works. Love your tips keep them coming.

    Reply
  64. Kenneth Lynn Patriquin

    March 16, 2021 at 6:15 am

    Good tip. Will try it when the snow leaves.
    Layback

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  65. Butch

    March 22, 2021 at 10:27 am

    Great tips and refreshing presentation- golf is supposed to be fun! Keep it up.

    Reply
  66. Stephen Hayes

    March 22, 2021 at 10:42 am

    I love hitting sand bunker shots. Hate hitting rough grass bunker shots, so I am glad to give this tip a go. Thanks Doc.

    Reply
  67. ed m

    March 22, 2021 at 10:53 am

    I enjoy you golf tips.

    Reply
    • Keith @ GolfersRX

      March 22, 2021 at 11:25 am

      Thanks Ed! Glad you are enjoying them.

      Reply
  68. Ellen M Spence

    March 22, 2021 at 12:43 pm

    Love these tips!

    Reply
  69. Gary Backlund

    March 22, 2021 at 1:38 pm

    You do a Great job of helping us play better. These quick tips are SO much better than other video Tips. They make sense, but more important, they work and make our golf bteer.

    Thank you!

    Gary

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  70. John G.

    March 22, 2021 at 1:40 pm

    Excellent tip… thanks!

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  71. Jack Ashworth

    March 22, 2021 at 4:09 pm

    ๐Ÿ‘

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  72. M G LaMar

    March 22, 2021 at 7:53 pm

    I have been doing this shot for years. I cannot remember the last time I hit anything but this shot from the rough near the green. I have the ball inside my left foot and stand open to it and swing along my body line.nly time it fails is when I fail to swing through.

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  73. Mark Brazell

    March 23, 2021 at 8:38 am

    Great tip, I have used this myself and it works well

    Reply
  74. James Ashbrook

    March 23, 2021 at 2:24 pm

    ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

    Reply
  75. Ernie

    April 1, 2021 at 12:41 pm

    ๐Ÿ‘

    Reply
  76. Walter Beard

    April 1, 2021 at 2:09 pm

    I like your instruction. Have never thought of bunker shot from rough.

    Reply
  77. Ann

    April 5, 2021 at 7:04 am

    Love these tips! Thank you!

    Reply
  78. William S Skeeles

    June 14, 2021 at 6:02 pm

    GREAT JOB keep it up and I may become a pretty good golfer!

    Reply
  79. Rajen Rathore

    June 15, 2021 at 5:04 am

    I love your tips which are simple with a touch of humor making it easy to absorb and follow. I noticed your lob wedge had dimples on the sole. Does that help?

    Reply
  80. Duke

    June 15, 2021 at 6:06 pm

    Love your 60M tips keep up the good work and keep them coming!!!

    Reply
  81. Pat Schnure

    June 17, 2021 at 6:29 am

    This is a tip I have needed! Thanks

    Reply
  82. Bob Krug

    June 17, 2021 at 8:30 am

    Tried it and found using a bunker shoot works great. thanks for the tip.

    Reply
  83. Ben

    June 17, 2021 at 8:52 am

    Enjoy your tips and save them in an email folder.

    Reply
  84. Jeff

    June 17, 2021 at 11:25 am

    thumbs up!!

    Reply
  85. Brenda Van Newkirk

    June 17, 2021 at 1:44 pm

    …..LOVE LOVE LOVE …..Short game Chap…..I use so many of your simple tips……So Visual and 60 sec. is perfect!

    Reply
  86. Lou

    June 17, 2021 at 1:55 pm

    Great job, always enjoy your tips.

    Reply
  87. TIMOTHY MILLER

    June 26, 2021 at 10:13 am

    M.p๐Ÿ‘

    Reply
  88. wally cooledge

    August 22, 2021 at 3:57 pm

    Lets try 6″ to 1′ grass

    Reply
  89. Dennis Bender

    August 23, 2021 at 8:29 am

    You do a great job as always. The problem I have is hitting in the middle of the ball with irons. Can you help me out here to make a better strike of the ball? I do this 90 percent of the time. Thanks

    Reply
  90. Dennis Bender

    August 23, 2021 at 8:31 am

    Can you help me from hitting the middle of the ball with irons?

    Reply
  91. Matt

    August 23, 2021 at 2:37 pm

    Love these!!! One minute and easy to understand is great. Great tip on greenside shot. Thanks.

    Reply

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