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Old 09-16-2007, 08:49 PM
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How do you hit short bunker shots ?

I'm talking bunker shots when the pin is only about 10 to 15 feet away !

My bunker shots come out low with loads of run and in these warm conditions, the ball finishes off the green !

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Re: How do you hit short bunker shots ?

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I'm talking bunker shots when the pin is only about 10 to 15 feet away !

My bunker shots come out low with loads of run and in these warm conditions, the ball finishes off the green !

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open clubface, open stance.ball off front foot ,wieght on front foot , steep swing into sand 1 inch behind ball, ball should pop out
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Old 09-17-2007, 04:33 PM
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Re: How do you hit short bunker shots ?

I tried all that and it didn't work.

Do you use more wrists on bunker shots ?

I find similar type lob shots with a lob wedge very easy by the way.
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Re: How do you hit short bunker shots ?

You have to accellerate through the sand. "Scoot and Spin" to quote Dave Pelz.

Your clubhead must move so fast through the sand, that it pulls a layer of sand under the ball, generating backspin.
The shot is fairly similar to the cut lob, but more extreme.

Stand very open, clubface VERY open, swingpath very out-to-in, cutting across the ball.

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Re: How do you hit short bunker shots ?

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I tried all that and it didn't work.

Do you use more wrists on bunker shots ?

I find similar type lob shots with a lob wedge very easy by the way.
yes , break the wrists almost immediately,this will give you the steep descent into the sand which should pop the ball up and out . give it a try in your practice bunker and experiment with how much open the club face needs to be for distance hit .
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Re: How do you hit short bunker shots ?

one thing to try that works for me.

lob wedge, open club face. open stance. outside to inside swing--nice and soft.

give it a try to see if it works for you.
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Talking Re: How do you hit short bunker shots ?

A good drill is to make sure the butt of the grip finishes pointing right of you're navel at impact.( unless you're name is Adam )
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Re: How do you hit short bunker shots ?

I just been practising and realized something really stupid.

When I do bunker shots I grip the club as normal and then open it.

What I did today was open the club first and then place my hands on the club.

It felt miles different.

I did a few shots and found it alot easier to get the ball out and onto the green.
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Re: How do you hit short bunker shots ?

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