For bunker shots where the ball is sat down in the sand you need to make a few adaptations in your set-up to help the club dig down through the sand, rather than bounce.
Different clubs has varying levels of bounce, but the specific amount of bounce for a given shot is controlled by the shaft lean and how open the club face is as the club enters the sand.
When you come across a completely plugged golf ball, as in the video below, you need to make some serious adaptations to dig the golf ball out. In these instances our usual bunker set-up goes out the window – the golf ball moves back in our stance, our hands move forward to create negative shaft lean and we thump down into the sand – hoping the ball pops out.
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