Bunker technique

[drawboy]

Our bunkers are not the fluffy deep sand kind, in fact they are a bit sparse when it comes to sand ( they are due for a refill shortly) What is the bast technique from a bunker with not a lot of sand? the standard splash shot is out of the question.

 

[Aztecs27]

Difficult to say without seeing the conditions and the lie, but I would suggest a soft chip/flop would be the way forward.

 

[bigslice]

i would try and cut it. or do i just swing and hope

 

[Yerman]

Simon Holmes video "digital golf school" shows 2 techniques for bunkers, the splash is not the only way out.

 

[Tiger]

I had a mare last weekend in a rain compacted bunker where I picked it clean and ended up in a nightmare position. When I next practice and they are sodden I'm going to give chipping out a try.

 

[CrapHacker]

I square the clubface and go for a sort of punchy kerthump.

 

[bobmac]

I square the clubface and go for a sort of punchy kerthump.

I never saw that in the PGA teaching manual

Our bunkers are sand on clay so if the bunkers aren't raked properly, the sand gets a bit thin.
What I do is make sure I hit down and through the shot, lifting out some of the clay in the process. It's sometimes the only way to get the club under the ball. Works well on wet sand too.

 

[sev112]

play the same shot as normal for sand, but use your pitching wedge (with much smaller bounce angle)

 

[doubletripledouble]

Good video from Mickelson's short game secrets.

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