Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
Greenside bunkers...not too bad.
Fairway bunkers....absolute gash
Fairway bunkers....absolute gash
How do you rate your bunker skills?
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JustOne
Ryder Cup Winner
How do you rate your bunker play?
Good, bad.... a bit of both?
colint
Tour Rookie
Getting the ball out isn't a problem, but I'm clueless on distance control. I actually prefer long bunkers shot becuse I know I can just whack it
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Deleted member 1147
Guest
Not bad from greenside, ok from fairway (80yds or more) but terrible at those 30-40 yarders.
bigbiffa
Challenge Tour Pro
definitely average! try my best to stay out of the blighters!
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I always take too much sand with fairway bunker shots. I try to keep my legs "quiet" and not dig my feet down too far into the sand as all the instructional books say, but I still end up fatting it.
If I try to stay up on the ball and pick it off cleanly I end up hitting a massive thinned slice
If I try to stay up on the ball and pick it off cleanly I end up hitting a massive thinned slice
Fyldewhite
Tour Winner
Poor for a single figure handicapper. Usually get out but have little confidence and to be honest if it comes out I'm happy. We have no bunker practice facilities and I would certainly benefit from a half hour stood in sand once in a while.
funkyfred
Challenge Tour Pro
Saturday afternoon on the 17th I splash out to 4 foot and and sink the putt.
Sunday morning on the 1st it takes me three shots to get out, which simply somes up my bunker play, INCONSISTANT!!!
Sunday morning on the 1st it takes me three shots to get out, which simply somes up my bunker play, INCONSISTANT!!!
Tiger
Money List Winner
For a 28 handicapper I'd say I wasn't bad on greenside in the sense that so far most of the time I can get out. Direction and distance control? Haven't a clue, just happy to be out of the sand pit. There are practice bunkers at my new course so looking forward to getting in them to learn more about bunker play.
Region3
Ryder Cup Winner
If 10 is a tour pro and 1 is the guy from the Hamlet advert, then I reckon I'm about a 6. I'm happy if I get it to a distance I shouldn't 3-putt from but have a half decent chance of 1-putting.
As for fairway bunkers, I play it way back in my stance and hit down on it rather than trying to pick it off the surface.
My problem with fairway bunkers is trying to do too much and hitting the lip.
As for fairway bunkers, I play it way back in my stance and hit down on it rather than trying to pick it off the surface.
My problem with fairway bunkers is trying to do too much and hitting the lip.
JT77
Tour Winner
uasually solid, around 7/7.5 from greenside ones, but about 6 from the fairway ones!
Try and miss the ones that are 30-50 yards from the green!!
Try and miss the ones that are 30-50 yards from the green!!
For a 28 handicapper I'm good.
But compared with decent golfer I'm crap.
Playing off 18? I just try to stay out of the darned things
But compared with decent golfer I'm crap.
Playing off 18? I just try to stay out of the darned things
drawboy
Tour Winner
oooo! not good at the moment from greenside bunkers, I feel a Homer moment coming on, lesson. Fairway bunkers unbelievably really good, no problem at all.
jammydodger
Tour Winner
I would say i'm pretty solid from round the greenside and not too bad from the fairway ones.
richart
Major Champion
Only part of my game that is as good as when i was playing as a kid. Bunker shots need the correct technique, otherwise you will always suffer. Good tip imagine you are trying to balance a glass on the face of the club for as long as possible through the swing. Also same length back and forward,no stabbing just commit to the shot. Let the flange do its work.
Wish i could get my chipping and putting back to the standard of the old days
Wish i could get my chipping and putting back to the standard of the old days
Average. I can usually get out ok but I've developed a penchant for not taking enough sand recently and sending them 30 yards through the green. I've been onto the very wet practice bunker on Sunday and drew a line 2 inches behind the ball and focussed on hitting the line. One real thin and one fat that stayed in the trap but the others all came out between 3 inches and ten feet of the hole.
I'm not too bad on fairway bunkers but it's something I never get to practice. The practice bunker at the club has a big lip and makes it hard to replicate a fairway bunker shot as picking it clean normally smacks it into the top of the face
I'm not too bad on fairway bunkers but it's something I never get to practice. The practice bunker at the club has a big lip and makes it hard to replicate a fairway bunker shot as picking it clean normally smacks it into the top of the face
EaseNgrace
Q-School Graduate
I haven't seen you play a bad bunker shot Dave.
Last year I was very tidy at getting up and down out of greenside bunkers. This year hasn't been so good I don't know if it's down to changing my wedges.
Like most mid-high handicappers im crap from fairway bunkers and have vowed to play it out safe with a wedge from now on.
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CannyFifer
Guest
that one's me, always get it out on the fairways but can take a few shots around the green. Too scared to hit it so fluff it. so to answer the question, hellish.
Fyldewhite
Tour Winner
Having read the replies on here and following on from the thread the other day......
.....probably best if we do rake them then !!!
.....probably best if we do rake them then !!!
Spinn77
Challenge Tour Pro
Interesting thread this one.
Im confident enough greenside providing im not on a downslope, then i think i'll get it out but not necessarily within 20 feet! I dont mind the flat or the upslopes at all, feel i can get it up and down.
Fairway wise, can be trickier, try to stand up more, back in stance and take more club, punch it out kinda thing. Not quite as confident unless im within 100yards.
My course management is good though on my own track and have only been in 1 bunker this year (in 8 rounds). If i played different courses I'd def practice greenside ones though.
Im confident enough greenside providing im not on a downslope, then i think i'll get it out but not necessarily within 20 feet! I dont mind the flat or the upslopes at all, feel i can get it up and down.
Fairway wise, can be trickier, try to stand up more, back in stance and take more club, punch it out kinda thing. Not quite as confident unless im within 100yards.
My course management is good though on my own track and have only been in 1 bunker this year (in 8 rounds). If i played different courses I'd def practice greenside ones though.
