Bunker tips

[bobmac]

What tips would you pass on to a newbie to help them with the basic greenside bunker shot ?

 

[Lump]

Other than don't hit your ball into them...

I'd say open your stance with a good knee flex. Get your feet nicely planted into the sand.
Aim to the left of the flag (for a righty) open your blade, swing across your body aiming at a target about 1-2 inches behind the ball and plan to take a cushion of sand out with your ball..

 

[IanLeeds]

I was told which seems to do me well.. Draw a box around the ball then take all the sand in the box without touching the ball

 

[Evesdad]

As above, it's the only part of my game I get right consistently! Usually out in one, now just working on getting it to land where I want it to!

 

[Imurg]

What tips would you pass on to a newbie to help them with the basic greenside bunker shot ?

I wouldn't - I'm not a PGA Professional....

 

[Essex_Stu]

Get the bloody ball out but dont thin it through the back of the green and nearly hit a swan

 

[Mattyboy]

I would firstchek their gear - I have seen some cheap sand wedges with very little bounce making it more difficult before before they have even set foot into the bunker.

After that I would keep it simple (aim a bit left and hit behind the ball).

If they want to learn they can take that into a bunker and practice.

Its been a long day!

 

[Crow]

Watch me and then don't copy anything I do.

 

[bobmac]

I'd say open your stance with a good knee flex. Get your feet nicely planted into the sand.
Aim to the left of the flag (for a righty) open your blade, swing across your body aiming at a target about 1-2 inches behind the ball and plan to take a cushion of sand out with your ball..

Not much to add really. Open stance and clubface. Ball forward and down the grip

Full backswing

And full followthrough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c11XYrHSEII

 

[ADB]

Bob, thats the easy one - what about the 50 yarder? Ball forwaed on stance, take a PW, aim to 'nip' the ball off the sand???

 

[TobyRich1928]

dont quit on it and follow though hard

 

[SocketRocket]

First piece of advice: Learn the method then PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.

Once the student has been taught the stance, how to hold the wedge and the swing then get in a practice bunker, rake it, draw out two parallell lines through the sand around 6 inches apart then practice going down the line making practice swings without a ball so the club enters the sand at the first line and exits at the second with a shallow divot, splash the divot of sand onto the green. When you can do this well then make the lines again and place a row of balls down the middle and creating the same divots see the ball fly out with the sand. If you start doing it wrong then go back to hitting the lines and sand only untill you get it right, then back to balls.

Long answer but it works.

 

[chrisd]

Buy a Titleist Vokey 54* with 14* of bounce and then do all the things Bob said

Well, it works for me!


Chris

 

[drawboy]

Get one of these pal, it transformed my bunker play, I haven't ever left one in since, and they spin like buggery.

 

[richart]

Bob, thats the easy one - what about the 50 yarder? Ball forwaed on stance, take a PW, aim to 'nip' the ball off the sand???

Seve used to play this shot with an eight iron. If you are in a fairway bunker, and hit it fat it always goes about 50 yards with most clubs.

 

[richy]

Buy a Titleist Vokey 54* with 14* of bounce and then do all the things Bob said

Well, it works for me!


Chris

And me