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Use different clubs from greenside bunkers<br />
4I work with Pete Cowen on my bunker<br />
If you have a solid basic technique, it’s<br />
how far your standard bunker shot<br />
play – and I believe he’s the best in the<br />
easier to hit the ball different distances<br />
goes with each club from 9-iron to LW<br />
world. Most amateurs always use the<br />
by changing the club rather than the<br />
and simply change clubs to suit the<br />
same club from the sand but this<br />
technique. Especially when you don’t<br />
yardage on the course like you would<br />
makes it tougher to hit different shots.<br />
have much time to practice. Work out<br />
for full shots.<br />
The club will exit lower<br />
than for other shots<br />
because of the shallower<br />
attack angle required to<br />
slide the clubhead<br />
through the sand and<br />
under the ball. The face<br />
is pointing to the sky.<br />
Positioning the ball<br />
forward of centre in the<br />
stance makes it much<br />
easier to impact the<br />
sand before the ball with<br />
a shallow attack angle<br />
and keep accelerating<br />
through impact.<br />
SET UP FOR SHALLOW<br />
I set up a little open to the target with<br />
my feet, hips and shoulders, add loft to<br />
the clubface, flex my knees to get my<br />
hands low and lean the shaft away from<br />
the target a little when you look face on.<br />
CHANGE YOUR CLUB<br />
It’s much easier to alter your distance by<br />
changing clubs rather than swing speed<br />
and how much sand you take. I use<br />
everything from LW to 9-iron to adjust<br />
my distances from greenside sand.
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