christian231

That's not at all true, you just need some practice in the bunkers. You hit balls on the range right, you practice on the putting green right, but how often do you go to the practice bunker and hit a bucket out of it, probably never or not that often. Just like the rest of the shots we have to hit, you have to practice your sand game to get comfortable with it.

bcbspsu

Harvey Penick's Little Red Book has the best sand tips I've ever heard. It's the basic open stance and open club face drill, but in the Video of the book he demonstration taught me how to hit bunker shots. Get the video and you'll learn how to hit bunker shots.

stirls

Tension can ruin your sand shot faster than anything else. When tension occurs, the swing is inhibited and so is the chance for a good shot. Try to visualize a good shot. Stay muscularly light and mentally positive. Gary Player, one of the worlds' best bunker players, once said, "If I am one of the greats, it's for one simple reason: no bunker shot has ever scared me and none ever will. Approach every bunker shot with the feeling you are going to hole it."

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igolfconcepts

Hitting sand shots is something that takes practice. Here are a couple of things to work on in greenside bunkers.
1. Open stance and open the club face. a lot of people don't open the club face enough but don't be scared to open it up.
2. Swing plane shoud be a bit outside of normal...meaning on your back swing take it back outside and take a full back swing. You almost want to feel like your taking a Jim Furyk type swing. Sounds funny, but it works.
3. Hit about an inch behind the ball. Don't dig down in the sand at contact ...just let the club do the work
4. Soft dead hands. Don't get too "handsy" with the shot or you will chunk it and leave it in the bunker or you will skull it over the green.
5. Don't release the club on shorter bunker shots (this takes a lot of practice). this pops the ball up quickly a makes it land softly.

Hope this helps and remember it takes a lot of practice to be a good bunker player.

Surtees

I thought this was a handi post so I'd bring it back to life. It's sot some good tips in it for sand play

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broken tee

How about traps that are like cement from being water packed?

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Surtees

play it like a hard fair way just be careful about hitting the sand too hard the shoulders dont like that trust me

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