| Playing golf bunker shots around the green can | | | | feet into the sand, so that you gain a good feel |
| cause near panic in many golfers, even | | | | for its consistency and so that you create a good |
| experienced ones. You might have hit a good | | | | base for the shot. You want to set up so that |
| drive and even a pretty impressive second shot, | | | | the ball lies between the middle of your stance |
| but you've just pushed or pulled your approach | | | | and your front heel, with your weight evenly |
| shot to the green a little and you watch with a | | | | distributed between both feet. You check your |
| pained expression as the ball disappears into a | | | | intended target line and then set up so that your |
| greenside bunker. You might even have just had | | | | stance is slightly open in relation to the target line |
| an unlucky bounce, but whatever the cause | | | | by approximately 10 - 15 degrees (for |
| you've now got to salvage the situation and get | | | | right-handers). At the same time, and to |
| the ball out of the bunker and onto the green | | | | compensate for the fact that your stance is |
| with as much control as possible. | | | | open, you also need to open the face of your |
| If you want to avoid one of those comedy | | | | Sand wedge when you address the ball (making |
| moments (for your playing partners anyway), | | | | sure, of course, that you don't touch the sand |
| where you repeatedly top the ball into the side of | | | | before playing your shot - otherwise you will incur |
| the bunker, only to watch it roll back to your | | | | a penalty). |
| feet, then the following 4 Golf Bunker shot tips- | | | | * For the shot itself, you want to create a steep |
| to get you out of the bunker and onto the green | | | | back-lift and the way to do this is to break your |
| - are what you need! You can't use the standard | | | | wrist on the take-away and then bring the club |
| methods for golf chip shots or pitch shots - you | | | | back to strike the sand at a point approximately |
| need a specific greenside bunker method. I'm | | | | one to two inches behind the ball. The distance |
| certainly no professional, but the following tips | | | | behind the ball that you hit the sand will determine |
| work for me... | | | | how far the ball flies and you will be able to judge |
| * This may seem obvious, but for a Golf Bunker | | | | this by practicing. |
| shot use a specific Sand Wedge, which will | | | | * Importantly you want a full follow through on |
| generally have between 55 and 58 Degrees of | | | | the shot and the result is that by hitting the sand |
| loft. The Sand Wedge will also have a wide sole to | | | | in the manner described and following through, the |
| allow the club to bounce through the sand, which | | | | club will bounce through it and lift your ball into the |
| is what you are aiming to achieve to throw the | | | | air without your club ever actually coming into |
| ball into the air and onto the green. Your local golf | | | | contact with the ball. It may seem strange at first |
| shop professional will be happy to point out the | | | | to hit a full shot like this, but you must believe |
| differences in loft, when you are trying to decide | | | | and commit to it, otherwise you will surely leave |
| which sand wedge would best suit your particular | | | | the ball in the bunker and have to go through it all |
| level of skill and experience. | | | | again! |
| * Once in the bunker, you need to settle your | | | | |