How to use a Rescue or Utility Club – Part 3
Fairway – Play it like a Iron
For most, a rescue club is much easier to play than a long iron, from the fairway. As I said before, the nature of the design is such that making solid contact with a good ball flight is much easier. It’s not that hitting the sweep spot is easier; it is that your miss hits will not be as bad as with a long iron.
How to play
Play the shot as if you where using an iron.
- The ball position should be the same as a mid to long iron – one club head inside your left heel. See https://swingstation.com/golf-swing-basics-part-2/
- The weight position should be 50:50 with very little spine angle away from target.
- Your stance should be the same as a mid to long iron – about shoulder width.
- This address should help you swing the same as an iron. There should be a slight descending strike at impact with a small divot.
- Again, if you think a rescue might be too much club, try gripping down the club a little to reduce the distance.