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Bad Lie Alternative

Problem

The ball landed in a difficult or near impossible location to hit it up onto the green or at least near it.

Cure

One option is to go for it but you could end up taking more strokes overall because you did. Considering how unlikely you will be successful at this, you should try to find the closest, safe way to get the ball back on the fairway.

Therapy

Do not allow your fellow golfers or even yourself make you feel as if you are a chicken if you do not take the difficult shot. So, step back several yards and look to see which direction you should hit the ball in order to provide a better second shot. Can you hit it diagonally to the left or right? Off to the side might not get you closer to the green but you will save strokes overall because you can get the ball in a better position for a good shot. You might even find that you have a better approach to the green if you hit the ball a few yards behind you, onto the fairway. So look at the green and decide which side you want the ball to land on it and it might change the way you play this shot.

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