| Bunkers - How to Play Them
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| | the green or in a fairway bunker, STOP
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| Fairway Bunkers
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| | their swing on impact. Golf is simple.
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| The fairway bunker shot can be an
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| | You ALWAYS need to follow through. Again,
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| intimidating shot for many inexperienced
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| | swing easy and follow through.
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| golfers. For starters, when playing out
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| | Greenside Bunkers
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| of fairway bunkers, it is wise to take
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| | The most common mistake weekend players
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| one to two clubs more than normal. Begin
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| | make in the greenside bunker is allowing
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| by setting up normally, with your feet
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| | their lower bodies to get too active. If
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| slightly dug in for stability and the
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| | you shift your weight or make a turn with
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| ball positioned more toward the middle of
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| | your lower body, your swing's shape and
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| your stance. Next, grip down slightly on
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| | impact position will never be the same
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| the club for greater control.
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| | from one swing to the next-you'll never
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| Right before you begin your backswing,
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| | know whether you'll leave the ball in the
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| lift your chin off your chest. That
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| | bunker or skull one 35 yards across the
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| raises your center of gravity and
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| | green.
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| increases your ability to hit the ball
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| | Proper bunker technique requires that you
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| first, which is crucial in executing the
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| | place your weight forward-and leave it
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| shot. Swing at 70 percent of your normal
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| | there throughout the swing. Here's a
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| speed and there's a good bet you'll hit a
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| | great drill to engrain this feeling. Go
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| clean, solid shot.
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| | to a practice bunker and hit 25 bunker
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| So, Hitting a shot from a fairway bunker
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| | shots with your right (for right-handed
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| poses no great problem if the ball has a
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| | golfers) heel in the air-only your right
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| good lie. (Well, I am really just trying
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| | toes should be dug into the sand for
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| to build your confidence. I could say,
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| | balance. This will position the majority
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| you are in a bunker, you're score just
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| | of your weight forward to begin your
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| went up three strokes!!!)
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| | swing. If you try to shift your weight
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| Long or middle irons as well as 3, 4, and
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| | back to your right side as you play the
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| 5 woods can be used with confidence in
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| | shot, you'll feel the pressure in your
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| this situation.
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| | right toes and you'll have to fight to
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| Take a open stance, wider than normal.
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| | keep your right heel from lowering into
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| Work your feet into the sand for better
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| | the sand. It might feel as though you're
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| balance. Play the ball back 1" to 2" to
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| | actually shifting your weight forward in
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| assure that the club hits the ball before
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| | a reverse pivot, but you're not-you're
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| the sand.
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| | just not used to the feel of the proper
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| Choke down on the shaft.
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| | bunker technique.
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| Close your eyes (just kidding)
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| | As you learn to keep your weight forward
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| From an open stance, aim slightly to the
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| | and quiet your lower body on these
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| left.
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| | greenside bunker shots, you'll begin to
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| Swing Normal Speed
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| | notice the ball flying the same distance
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| Pray.
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| | and on the same trajectory again and
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| On long fairway bunker shots, try a 5
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| | again. Once this happens, you'll start to
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| wood in preference to a long iron. Don't
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| | develop some touch and begin to think
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| try to overpower this shot. Restrict your
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| | about not only getting the ball out, but
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| body turn and swing easy.
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| | also about getting it close.
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| Now, if it is a BAD lie, then you need to
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| | Poor bunker players have a far-too-active
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| play the course. Grab your club you are
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| | lower body. If you make a turn or weight
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| confident with, between a 7 and SW.
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| | shift, your swing's shape and the club's
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| Observe the course. Realize that you are
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| | impact position will change from
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| not Tiger Woods. Realize the average
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| | swing-with inconsistent results.
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| golfer will clunk it out about 75 yards.
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| | To quiet your lower body bring
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| Aim for a safe fairway shot to get you
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| | consistency to your greenside bunker
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| back into play. Shoot for the MIDDLE of
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| | game, practice hitting sand shots with
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| the fairway, not left or right, 75 yards
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| | your right heel raised. Your swing's
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| 'down bunker'.
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| | shape and club's impact position will be
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| Most importantly, follow through on your
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| | the same-shot after shot.
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| swing. Most weekend golfers, whether near
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