In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan teaches you how to hit a high and soft landing shot from the sand. This type of shot is especially useful when you're faced with either a steep bunker face or a hazard long of the flag. To achieve this shot you must first adjust your posture, standing slightly further from ...
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- Bunker Play
- 10 January 2013
Remember that splash shots from sand are the only shots in golf where the ball doesn’t make contact with the clubface. Because the ball doesn’t contact the grooves, this makes it difficult to gain any backspin. A way you can increase the amount of backspin you apply to the ball is to release the right hand a little earlier, as ...
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- Bunker Play
- 29 June 2012
When the flag is far away from us in a greenside bunker, we need to create a splash shot whereby the ball releases on landing and comes out on a lower trajectory. In this video tip from TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer, he demonstrates a simple station you can build in the practice bunker with two tees to execute this type ...
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- Bunker Play
- 11 April 2012
You thought you’d hit that perfect approach shot only for your ball to fall short of carrying the greenside trap by a yard and rest in the upslope of the bunker. A certain bogey yes? Not if TG Elite Pro Rich Ellis has anything to do with it. In this golf video tip, he gives you some simple swing essentials ...
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- Bunker Play
- 29 September 2011
Retief Goosen is renowned for having one of the finest short games in the business, and has done since joining the European Tour in 1992. His short game was instrumental in notching up two US Open wins and two Order of Merit triumphs. The South African’s touch around the greens has propelled him to second place on the European Tour’s ...
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- Bunker Play
- 05 September 2011
Not only will your free tees and ball marker with this month’s copy of Today’s Golfer come in handy on the course, they can also help you play better golf!We’ve compiled a series of exclusive video tips and drills using your free gifts to fix common faults and help you hit the ball longer and straighter, as well as sharpening ...
- Video Tips
- Bunker Play
- 15 July 2011
Getting up and down from bunkers is what keeps the momentum of our round going. There’s nothing more satisfying than expelling any fear of bogey with a solid bunker shot and moving on to the next hole like you do it every time! But now you can pull this shot off every time, thanks to this golf video tip from Scoring ...
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- Bunker Play
- 16 July 2010
Not only is Melissa Reid pleasing on the eye, she’s also a damn good golfer...and you can learn from her golf game! In this exclusive golf video tip to Today’s Golfer, the next big thing in ladies golf shows you how to master the long greenside bunker shot, achieving distance and roll out towards the flag. Shot on location ...
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- Bunker Play
- 10 June 2010
Sometimes, we have to accept that hitting the green with our second shot just isn’t a possibility. Fairway bunkers will often have a high lip at the front, forcing us to favour height and not distance. In this video tip, Approach Zone Instructor Adrian Fryer explains the club you need to choose and the technique you need to apply should ...
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- Bunker Play
- 03 June 2010
When your short iron approach shot finds the fairway trap on the fly, we shouldn’t be surprised if our ball buries itself in its pitchmark and plugs in the sand. But what you shouldn’t do is panic! With a few set-up and swing changes, you’ll be able to get your ball riding out on a cushion of sand and rolling ...
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- Bunker Play
- 20 May 2010
