Last month, I saw one of my new competitive students to open in a 140 -yard road bunker from green with full confidence. The perfect lie, a clear view of the flag and he would hit his handcuffs well throughout the day.
His oscillation seemed good, with a reasonable calm tempo and a rigid rhythm, but the ball traveled barely 30 yards before rolling towards his feet. Dreadful It seems that more than a few players from the street bunker.
After the other two attempts, each worse than the last, he went out after adding unnecessary blows to his card in this relatively simple par-4.
“I don’t get it. Coach B. I tried to choose it clean,” he said in frustration.
Sounds familiar? Should. Bunker Fairway game is one of the most misunderstood golf skills.
Why the street bunkers eat the living players
The greatest myth? You have to “choose the ball clean”. I have heard this from hundreds of students and it is likely that you keep you not a better bunker player. This thought causes shots on top that immediately leaves you in the sand.
Treat the Fairway bunker shooting as a hit by grass. Ball hit firstThen sand, exactly as a normal iron shot. Divot occurs after influence, on the target side.
The second killer is the poor choice of the club. Many amateurs kidnap a club that does not have enough attic to cleanse the bunker’s face. The correct attic makes you airy and the trouble, which is always objective no. 1, or it must be.
Lip test that can make you quickly
before Choosing your clubRun this simple test.
Step to your club just outside the bunker with your face pointing up. The axis angle shows the trajectory of starting your ball. If the shaft shows over the edge, you are good. If it can catch the advantage, grab more attic.
Thinking 5-And when? Get a 7-Herkuri in place. Better to be short and in the game than perfect and still in the sand.
As I mentioned, the goal is not by nailing the perfect yard. It’s going out and advancing the ball.
Decide on solid contact
Your road bunker setting completely differs from the Greenside Shots.
Ball position: Center for a little back center. This ensures the first ball contact before the low point of your swing.
Attitude: Narrow your attitude for constant contact. This limits when the club can hit the ground and promotes rotational movements over the side sliding.
Foot: Dig just enough for stability, not the deep excavations you will use about green.
Two distance killers
Hinge destroys everything. When you try to crush it, the club more often than not to slip through the sand instead of finding the ball first.
Trying to help the ball up Destroys your natural pivot. I see the players hanging back on their foot of the trail, trying to throw the ball to get it in the air. Let the club loft do the job.
Operating system
Check your lie – Pure lie means you can be aggressive; A seated ball means playing safe.
Check the edge – Use the shaft test each time.
stick – Get one club more than you will use from grass. It shot 130-yore that is normally a 9-when? Instead it hit an 8-time.
Set up properly – Ball back, narrow stand, solid leg.
Swing – Control beats energy every time.
The trick is to make contact with the first ball, then paint the sand. All the noise you hear about his pure choice from a street bunker often leads to thin shots that will not clean the lip. “Ball first, Sand Second,” is more reliable and relevant as it is what you want to do with most iron shooting.
Fairway bunkers do not have to ruin your round. Take the right attic, make solid contacts and trust your swinging. Do this right and you will start seeing bunkers as another lie to play.
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