Bunker shots don’t have to be difficult, and the better you become at them the more you can utilize them to your advantage. As a beginner, it is critical that you get at least the foundations of the bunker shot under control if you want to give yourself the best chance at making par when you do find one. Even the best in the world don’t get up and down too often from the bunker, and the shots you see on TV are the ones who dont. TV often forgets to show you the ones who don’t get out.
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0:00 Introduction and Understanding the Bunker
0:44 How to Practice and Proper Setup
2:59 Slow Motion Shots
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When you’re in the bunker, are you more scared than a father watching his teenage daughter parallel park for the first time? If so, this video is for you. The most important thing that you have to understand when it comes to bunkers is it’s called a hazard for a reason. If you’re an amateur golfer or you’re new to golf, the most important thing you want to do when you’re in the bunker is just get the ball out. You don’t have to put the ball close. Your primary goal is to just get the ball in the green and give yourself a putt at par. In this video, I’m going to showcase a technique that I personally use that will help you guys get the ball in the green more when you’re in the green side bunker. Let’s hop into the video. The number one thing when it comes to practicing out of the bunker is to make sure you guys draw lines in it. This isn’t the golf course. This is the practice facility. And drawing lines is really going to help you understand what we have to do to make a proper golf shot. Number one, draw your target line. This line is important because it sets the foundation of how we’re going to swing to get the ball out of the sand. You want to make sure you dig your feet in a little bit for two reasons. Number one, it helps you get a feel for the sand. Different sand requires a different shot. I’m in a very fluffy sand here, so I can put a lot of speed on my swing. I know it’s going to come out good. And then number two, it’s good for stability. The second thing you want to do when you’re in the bunker is draw a line from the ball to the inside of your left heel. That’s where the ball position is going to be. What you can also do is draw a small box around the golf ball. And this represents the area of sand that you want to hit to get the ball out. When you’re in the sand, you want to make sure you hit behind the golf ball and utilize the bounce to skid across the sand and get the ball out. When you’re dressing the golf ball, you want to make sure that the weight is on the front leg of yours. A lot of mistakes amateurs make is they have their way too far back on their right foot and you can’t make a proper swing. You’re going to bottom out before the ball. You’re going to skull it. You’re going to hit someone’s car. You’re going to hit the clubhouse. You name it. It’s not going to be good. You have these lines drawn up. The next important thing you want to do is to make sure that you swing along your target line. That’s why we draw this line here. A lot of times amateurs will make the mistake of swinging too far to the inside. And when that happens, when you come down, you’re going to bottom before the ball. You’re going to make compensation. And the final thing to hit a proper bunker shot is to make sure that you’re not strangling the golf club. That’s only good for a long bunker shot. For a shot like this, you want to make sure that your wrists are nice and loose. When it’s all said and done, it’s going to look like this. That’s how you get out of the bunker.
