inc0gnito
Assistant Pro
Curious as to why a bunker shot is treated differently than any other shot. I’m assuming the club and/or ball interacts differently with sand as opposed to turf. But I don’t know the details. Care to enlighten me?
Pretty accurate description. With a bunker shot you are trying to explode the ball out on a blanket of sand. To do this you need to utilise the bounce on the bottom of the sand iron to create a shallow divot and carry the ball out. With practice it's not that hard a shot. After all you're not hitting the ball itself so there is a degree of a margin of error. Plenty of different techniques out there to do soWith a bunker shot you are aiming to strike the sand and inch behind the ball so you hit the sand rather than the ball. Off of turf you want to hit the ball first. To hit the turf first would be to chunk it (or have the club bounce up and thin it if the ground is hard)
Is the OP not asking WHY you hit the sand first with a bunker shot? Maybe a more scientific answer than just saying "hit the sand first because it's what you do"
That would mean reading the OPIs the OP not asking WHY you hit the sand first with a bunker shot? Maybe a more scientific answer than just saying "hit the sand first because it's what you do"
For me, the reason is that its the simply the best way to get some sort of consistency.Yeah exactly that. I’m not after a ‘how to’ answer. I’m after a why answer. What effect does sand have in the first place that a different type of shot is needed?