How good is your bunker play??
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MendieGK
Tour Winner
Mines average, but given I can go 5+ rounds at a time not going in one it really doesn't bother me.
Only limited practice time, so this is low on the priority
Only limited practice time, so this is low on the priority
KenL
Tour Rookie
The phrase well out should be banned. I probably get out of a bunker at the first attempt about 49 times out of 50. No need for it at all.
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
I take it I'm of a certain age then………
Inconsistent would cover mine; it's either feast or famine, but little in-between.
Is the phrase "I can hear Mr. Rea warming up…." used anywhere else, as the opposition's ball heads towards the sand?
[video=youtube;paVnqx-_WVU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paVnqx-_WVU[/video]
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
I take it I'm of a certain age then………
Inconsistent would cover mine; it's either feast or famine, but little in-between.
Is the phrase "I can hear Mr. Rea warming up…." used anywhere else, as the opposition's ball heads towards the sand?
[video=youtube;paVnqx-_WVU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paVnqx-_WVU[/video]
What a song, what a singer.
For those that don't like the saying "well out" when you have had five attempts trying to get you ball out. When you do get it out the first time it's like a hole in one. It would be rude not to say " good shot " if you got a hole in one ðŸ˜
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Piece
Tour Winner
Pretty good. Get annoyed though when there's very little sand in the bunker and the club bounces off the bunker Base and thins the ball into the next county!
BrizoH71
Tour Rookie
This is also me. Partly because the sand in our bunkers is inconsistent. Some of our bunkers have hardly any sand and what is there is hard and compacted; others have lots of deep, soft sand. I struggle to adapt between the different types and consistencies.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
a heck of a lot better this year since I've actually understood what accelerating into a bunker shot means - trusting that I can accelerate hard into the ball, and as long as I get sand first it won't go anywhere near as far as a 'normal' sand wedge. Bottom line it's down to me having trust in the sand 'deadening' the shot.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
After the optimism of my post yesterday, to quote Tashy, "Rammel. Total Rammel"
the smiling assassin
Challenge Tour Pro
If the bunkers are good, I'm generally pretty good. Unfortunately our bunkers are shocking, so normally I'm pretty shocking...
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Without going off topic, as I have said Santa is bringing me a lesson for Christmas. But out practice bunker is world class sand. Our course bunkers are not to the best of standard. It's alright having a lesson in the good stuff but what about when I am in a bunker where's there hardly any sand or what there is it is compacted.
Should I ask for a lesson on a course bunker.
Should I ask for a lesson on a course bunker.
take a picture of one of your bunkers and post it here.
I was a member of the local parkland course up the road for a couple of years and they had lots of bunkers with next to no lip and compacted hard sand.. you could just chip out of the greenside with a normal chip shot. Ive even seen a couple of guys putt out of them... one guy i remember putting it though a bunker to get to the flag cos he didn't fancy the chip over:rofl:
get a lesson as it alway good to know you have the right technique when you do play out of bunkers with sand in
Dan2501
Tour Winner
Greenside bunkers I'm very confident in, very rarely fail to get it out and am disappointed if I don't end up within 10ft. When you start to get to 30-50 yard bunker shots I start to struggle. Needs some serious work.
Soft hands
Assistant Pro
Awful, worst part of my game and for my handicap pretty embarrassing. It's an area I really need to sort out before next season.
So strange as last year I used to think about holing bunker shots and holed a fair few. I've went back to watching the Pete Cowan video but i just can't stop taking them too clean.
Ive even done the get out with a 7 iron and I'm better at that in practice than I am using my wedge during a round.
So strange as last year I used to think about holing bunker shots and holed a fair few. I've went back to watching the Pete Cowan video but i just can't stop taking them too clean.
Ive even done the get out with a 7 iron and I'm better at that in practice than I am using my wedge during a round.
bladeplayer
Money List Winner
Dont mean to sound like a you know what here but if you get someone to show u & explain whats going on there is little fear in getting out of bunkers .
To get better & get closer to pin takes a bit of work , but when you are confident of getting out your braveness will also get better
To get better & get closer to pin takes a bit of work , but when you are confident of getting out your braveness will also get better
Face breaker
Q-School Graduate
If I'm honest with you my bunker play is probably my strongest asset, not something I've ever really struggled with, I don't visit bunkers very often anyway but when I do then I just I go in, hit the ball out and walk out again, sometimes I'll even rake the bunker after. :rofl:
