Written by Mark Moore on Thursday 22 May 2008
Everyone knows that you should open the clubface of your sand wedge to play a greenside bunker shot, but few people get it right. Rudding Park golf course professional Mark Moore has a simple drill you can use to get your bunker alignment right. Watch this Bunker Alignment Golf Video lesson and sand play will be simple, for certain!...
Written by Mark Moore on Thursday 22 May 2008
The 50 yard sand shot is one of the hardest shots in golf. Rudding Park golf club professional Mark Moore has a simple drill to make this tough shot easier. All you need to do is draw a line in the sand one inch behind the ball and practise striking this line. Watch this Golf video lesson on the 50 yard sand...
Written by Nick Bradley on Tuesday 4 March 2008
Greenside bunker golf shots can cause anguish for many golfers. But Nick Bradley has developed this simple golf lesson to demonstrate how the golf club needs to bounce through the sand. All you need to do is picture a splash shot from water. There are two types of splash shot – one where the golf club ploughs in deep creating a wave;...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Wednesday 30 July 2008
Leaving the ball in a bunker is costly. Especially if you don’t get out second time either. Most golfers fail to splash out of sand first time because they aren’t using their sand wedge correctly. Instead of opening up the face they leave it square. That causes the leading edge of the wedge to dig into the sand, hitting too heavy...
Written by Dan Frost on Wednesday 20 August 2008
Hitting the ball into a pot bunker is common on links courses and it can be difficult to hit a good bunker shot out. The key to hitting a good bunker shot is down to the type of club used, stance and shot angle. Keeping the body low is essential to force the golf ball out of the bunker. PGA Pro Dan Frost explains all in this ‘How...
Written by Nick Bradley on Friday 24 November 2006
The fairway bunker shot is sometimes referred to as the hardest shot in golf. Nick Bradley believes that the main reason golfers struggle with this long-distance golf shot from sand is because they don’t use enough club. They see their golf ball is in sand and automatically pull the sand iron out of the bag. Because the pin is a long...
Written by Dan Frost on Wednesday 18 March 2009
The most common fault we see in bunkers is golfers standing too tall at address. The first thing you need to change to improve your bunker play is to widen your stance and flex the knees. This gives you a chance to hit the sand first and not the ball. The second thing you to try is to draw a circle around the ball into a...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Tuesday 14 April 2009
When you’re in a fairway bunker it is imperative that you use a club with plenty of loft to get the ball up and over the lip. The other keys to fairway bunker play are to build a set-up and use a swing that will ensure you catch the ball cleanly before clipping the sand.
Written by Dan Frost on Monday 14 July 2008
Hitting the ball into a pot bunker is common on links courses and it can be difficult to strike it out. The key to getting the ball out of a pot bunker is down to the type of club used, stance and shot angle. Keeping the body low is essential to force the ball out of the bunker. PGA Pro Dan Frost explains all in this...
Written by Steven Orr on Monday 7 December 2009
Do you suffer from… • Inconsistent strike from sand • Poor bunker distance control Why does this happen? Inconsistency from sand usually stems from a poor set-up position. If your clubface is too square at address it will dig down into the sand at impact, not using the bounce of the club. Incorrect positioning of your weight will create either a too steep or too...
Written by Rory McIlroy on Tuesday 8 September 2009
Want to play fearless golf? Try perfecting this to impress your friends. With a tight pin and little green to work with, the high explosive bunker shot that stops within a foot of landing is just the job. I’ll be honest with you, this is not for the faint-hearted! A normal bunker shot and you’re looking to take the sand a...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 11 June 2009
Your success out of greenside bunkers is dependent on whether you get your set-up correct and commit to the stroke. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer runs you through the set-up fundamentals you should use in a greenside bunker and demonstrates the committed stroke you need to make to lift the ball up and out onto the green. The quality of your set-up...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 12 June 2009
Time and time again golfers leave the ball in the bunker and it’s because of two fatal errors. Either they leave their weight on the back foot and don’t get sufficient moment to get the ball travelling forward out of the bunker, or the club decelerates into the sand and they totally quit on the shot. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer...
Written by Dan Frost on Friday 12 June 2009
There’s nothing worse than finding your ball right up against the edge of the bunker with nowhere for your feet inside. It looks like a horror shot but with a clever set-up you can still splash the shot out with success. All you need to do is exaggerate your knee flex to lower your body down towards the sand. Do so and...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Friday 26 June 2009
Hitting the ball from a fairway bunker is a shot that fills many players with dread. If you mis-strike it you may not get the ball far enough out to give you a shot at the green or, worse still, you may leave the ball in the bunker. TG Top 12 Teaching Professional Scott Cranfield says your weight should favour the left side...
Written by Paul Broadhurst on Friday 24 July 2009
Many of us love a good fried egg on a Sunday morning – but not if we’re on the golf course and certainly not if we find ourselves in the sand. A plugged lie in a bunker is many golfers’ worst nightmare. Playing out of a bunker isn’t easy for many amateurs at the best of times so anything that makes...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 14 May 2009
Few club golfers use the two features that are built into your sand wedge to help you effectively. That’s the bounce on the wedge and the built-in loft on the club. A simple way to ensure that both are put to full effect is to strengthen your grip a touch so that your left hand is stronger. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian...
Written by Alexander Noren on Thursday 12 March 2009
Amateurs typically have trouble controlling distance from sand. In my view, this is often because they overcomplicate the issue by bringing in too many variables. In pro-ams I will watch them opening or closing their stance and clubface, or trying to take more or less sand. It’s not a recipe for consistency. My approach is minimise the differences between a long...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Monday 13 May 2013
In this video tip TG Elite Teaching Professional Adrian Fryer talks about hitting the high, soft landing bunker shot as part of our 25th Anniversary Best Ever Tips feature. He breaks this bunker tip into two three part sections, learning to use your right hand to keep the face open and sliding the club through the sand.
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 4 January 2013
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston shows you an easy drill to help improve your bunker play. He starts by drawing a simple umbrella in the sand that will give your clubface a tracking line for when you make your swing. This will help it round off and shallow out your swing plane for a cleaner contact for more consistent results. This...