Chipping from the bunker

[vkurup]

Been chucking down for a few days, so today the bunkers were hard as concrete. I ended up in a couple of greenside bunkers. Given the hard conditions, I decided not to use the usual bunker technique. Instead played it off the bunker like a regular chip shot... lo & behold, I was always spot on and had great distance control. I used a SW rather than my usual GW (52). Cant wait to try it during a normal day. Any experience/thoughts?


BTW, on the subject, too many situations today when I had a few earthworms between the ball & hole. Are they considered movable?

 

[Foxholer]

BTW, on the subject, too many situations today when I had a few earthworms between the ball & hole. Are they considered movable?

Presuming that you are talking about 'on the green' - Yes.

 

[SocketRocket]

Chipping from a wet compact bunker is a good method. It's not so easy from dry sand though as any sand between the clubface and ball will lose distance and height.

 

[DubbleH]

The bunkers at my course are hardish sand when wet and I play a 58/8 Vokey. Keeping body and head still 9/10 times they pop out onto the green ... I'll not mention the 1/10 !!! But, commit to the shot

Dubble H Hcap 12
Callaway RAZR fit
Callaway 5 & woods
Mizuno MX-25 irons
Odyssey DART putter
Srixon Z balls

 

[SocketRocket]

The bunkers at my course are hardish sand when wet and I play a 58/8 Vokey. Keeping body and head still 9/10 times they pop out onto the green ... I'll not mention the 1/10 !!! But, commit to the shot

Dubble H Hcap 12
Callaway RAZR fit
Callaway 5 & woods
Mizuno MX-25 irons
Odyssey DART putter
Srixon Z balls

Do you chip the ball out or splash the sand?

 

[duncan mackie]

BTW, on the subject, too many situations today when I had a few earthworms between the ball & hole. Are they considered movable?

yes - anywhere on the course; and that includes the casts or heaps made by them. They are all Loose Impediments.

 

[vkurup]

Do you chip the ball out or splash the sand?

In my case... No sand was splashed in the making of this chip