Let's hear em... it's brutal conditions out there right now.

Weight on front foot...ball back in stance

Same as when its dry pretty much just not as forgiving

You want the bottom or ur swing arc to bottom out in front of the ball. If wet conditions mess with your head use lower loft clubs I guess?

The first tip is to evaluate when you may be entitled to a free drop due to casual water. It doesn't just have to be in what we'd consider a puddle. If you see any accumulation of water, or you create one when you take your stance, consider taking a drop. When courses are as saturated as they are now, there are more opportunities than you may realize.

But bear in mind that you must go to the nearest point of relief and take complete relief, which at times may be less favorable than just playing it. So make sure you evaluate the full thing - are you entitled, where would the drop be, is it worth it.

I caddied last week in q school in the wettest conditions I have seen a golf course in and no one really changed how they chipped...all played a variety of shots that were needed. The mud just makes distance control a bit more difficult.

Keep working basic fundamentals...the mud and wet turf will shine a light on less than optimum technique but it doesnt require a change is what I'm trying to say

No change other than bigger swing to account for less roll.

So more practice. Got it

Always putt when able.

Use the bounce, play the ball slightly forward in stance. A lot more room for error than steep and back in stance.

"Able" means a lot of different things to a lot of people. I typically agree getting the ball rolling on the ground as fast as possible is the best bet for higher HC golfers and eliminating "2 chips" to get to the green will save a ton of strokes for higher HC golfers but judging how a ball will bounce through some fringe or low rough is near impossible. Even bumping a 5 wood, 5 iron, or 8 iron to carry onto putting surface is more predictable.

Good rule of thumb, if you have to judge multiple turf speeds, you aren't able (or shouldn't anyway).

1.) Soft hands, grip like you are holding a ripe banana.
2.) Keep grips as dry as possible, wear rain gloves, proper gear.
3.) Expect more roll due to water between ball and club face.
4.) Lower expectations, it is harder game when wet.

If it is winter time, consider a steaming, hot bowl of homemade chili with your favorite drink and forget about golf.

Hank Haney is that you? Glad to have you on texags. Was Tiger really that big of an ass you made him out to be in your book?

I never met Tiger or Hank I can assure you although I did watch Tiger in his Colonial introduction to a real golf course. He never came back to that grand old course after tying for 4th.

Most good players like myself don't bother playing in cold weather. If I get the bug to play, I head to warmer climate. Been doing that for a while.

77,

Exactly correct, most good golfers only play in warm conditions... spoken like the 6 HC you are.

I hope you enjoy your Zima and "bean in" chili this fall/winter/spring. Besides, who wants to deal with muddy golf shoes?

As to the original question... it's true, wet conditions exaggerate bad technique. To expound, it exaggerates fat shots (mainly). It's a leading edge digging into the ground thing... you want the bounce to hit the turf (bottom of the club)... not the leading edge. This goes for wet or dry, for the most part, unless you are trying to hit a more particular shot.

The first thing would be to make sure you don't use a club with really low bounce (some Lob wedges have really low bounce). Go with something in the 10-12 degree of bounce, which most 56 or 52's have... or open up a PW or 9 iron a little bit.

Technique-wise, make sure not to close the face too much. The more you hood the club (toe in), the more you're introducing the leading edge to dig into the ground... duff. The club should usually be square if not a little open when chipping/pitching.

As stated above... it's the same technique, wet or dry, but much more penal when it's wet. So one final thing you can do is to expect less, and aim for a little safer shot that allows more room for error if you have to. (20 ft long if a pin is just over a bunker, etc).

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77,

Exactly correct, most good golfers only play in warm conditions... spoken like the 6 HC you are.

I hope you enjoy your Zima and "bean in" chili this fall/winter/spring. Besides, who wants to deal with muddy golf shoes?

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Poot,

Muddy shoes does not equate to cold weather but I will say, shoes should be replaced each yr. for the serious golfer.

I am a old, white conservative Vietnam era vet which should tell you what I think about Zima or beans in chili. When I was young, I didn't go to college, hence the reason I have money now and time on my hands to choose when and where I play. In cold winter months, I still spend time taking lessons, working on my indoor putting.

When you were young, a four-degree was less than $10K. You could work part time and pay your way through, graduate with no debt.