Instruction - Bunker
Play
Don’t you hate those sand traps, whether
on the fairway or near the green? You are having a wonderful game of
golf, and you are even in the running for a win. You start to think what
sort of a score you will have if you continue to play in the way you
have played so far. Then, disaster, your simple chip is off line and
heading for the greenside bunker. Bunker play must be easy, it really
must be. The professionals would rather be in a bunker than in the
longish grass near the green. They even play to be in one at times. They
are so adept at bunker play that they are confident of getting the ball
near the hole on most occasions. Your object is to get the ball onto the
green. This is priority number one. Not beside the hole but on the
green! You will probably need two puts to finish your hole. This means
three strokes from the bunker. What if you left your ball in the bunker
after your first attempt at hitting it out? Answer is that this is a
shot wasted. You tried to finesse your bunker shot to get it near the
hole, and you left your ball in the sand. Bad thinking. Stop thinking
about your score. Just think what is important and do it. The important
thing is to get your ball on the green. Even if this means that your
ball will most likely finish on the other side of the green. At least
you are on and where you may have been if your pitch had found the
green. You would have needed two puts from where your pitch finished.
The only difference was your gentle excursion into the bunker which at
most should only cost your one shot.
Do this first, and then you can think
about putting. Think one shot at a time. Always. In every situation.
Have the ball opposite your left foot. Stand along a line a little left
of the target, hit from out to in with good follow through, Hit about
one and a half inches behind the ball and take all the sand like a
divot, forgetting about the ball. Just think about taking the sand.
Happy bunker play.
Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive
golf guru. He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which
enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and
finally from 15 to 12. He is a passionate golfer, and delights in
helping others with their game should they want his help. To learn about
his tips and simple techniques,
visit
http://www.onlinegolfershandbook.com
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