Dealing with various bunker problems
Why is it that bunker shots look so easy on TV, and yet most of us have so much trouble just getting out of the bunker. We’ve all seen lots of videos on bunker play, the problem is they teach how the pros get out of the bunker – but we’re not pros. In this
There are buried lies in the sand, and then there are really buried lies. Which means that the shot you use to escape a buried lie depends on just how buried you are. While most of us think that the only way to escape a buried lie is to slam your club in the sand
Do you know what to do when you find yourself in a fairway bunker? In this video Mike Dero demonstrates several options for this difficult shot: ranging from bail out, to go for it. _______________________________ To see more related videos like this one click Bunker Techniques
There seems to be some confusion between what you are allowed to do in a Penalty Area (previously known as a water hazard, plus any area so deemed by course officials), versus what you can do in a Bunker. The rule that allows you to touch the sand in a Bunker, is not the same
by Rick Shiels In reviewing videos on how best to escape a fairway bunker, I found that there are rather different approaches, even on some of the fundamentals of this shot. Some say you should dig your feet in to better anchor yourself, while others say dig lightly to stand higher. Some say position the
by Stan Geer I’m sure you’ve heard it said that bunker shots are one of the easiest in golf; heck, you don’t even have to hit the ball. While that may be true for golf professionals, who sometimes even bail out into a bunker, that generally is not the case for the everyday golfer. Witness
by Rickard Strongert The long fairway bunker shot ranks right up there with the hardest shots in golf for the everyday golfer. It’s the kind of shot where success has a set of rather low expectations. It’s not how close to the green you get, as long as you clear the bunker and actually have
by Kellie Stenzel Good news is you hit a beautiful, high, approach shot; bad news is, it lands in the bunker. And, to make matters worse, when you get to the bunker you find you have a buried lie, probably the ugliest lie we amateurs can have. Now, if you really have no idea what
How many times have you heard it said that the sand bunker shot is one of the easiest shots in golf. Heck, you don’t even have to hit the ball. Well if it’s so easy, why do we always cringe when our approach shot invariably finds the bunker? The truth is most of us are
You are short sided. You try to focus on the flag, but in front of the flag is this humongous bunker. The solution: float your pitch shot over the bunker and close to the hole; or at least on the green; o.k., even the rough will do; but please, NOT short and in the bunker!