Practice Tip: Practice from Bad Lies
We all spend the vast majority of our time practicing golf from ideal lies:
From the fairway on the range,
from a perfectly raked practice bunker,
from a perfectly raked practice bunker,
from a fluffed up lie around the chipping green.
We do not spend nearly enough time practicing from the lies we are often going to see on the golf course:
From the matted down lie in the rough,
from a footprint in the bunker,
from hardpan around the chipping green.
Next time you are practicing golf, make a conscious effort to practice out of bad lies.
Some of our personal favorites to practice:
- From a divot in fairway.
- Plugged lie in the bunker.
- Against the collar of the rough around the green.
- Ball below your feet in the rough.
- Downslope of the bunker.
When you inevitably get them during your next round you will be ready for them.
Not to mention they are remarkably fun to practice as well.
