Written by Nick Bradley on Tuesday 4 March 2008
Greenside bunker golf shots can cause anguish for many golfers. But Nick Bradley has developed this simple golf lesson to demonstrate how the golf club needs to bounce through the sand. All you need to do is picture a splash shot from water. There are two types of splash shot – one where the golf club ploughs in deep creating a wave;...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Wednesday 2 May 2007
The main reason we mess up our fairway bunker shots is because we allow the hands to interfere and cast the golf club down too early into the sand. Learn to strike the golf ball cleanly off the surface of the sand and you’ll have the distance to land it on the green, no problem. Just follow Scott Cranfield’s simple bunker...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 24 November 2006
The ‘fried egg’ is one of the nastiest lies in a bunker you’ll find. When the golf ball is buried beneath the surface of the sand you have to throw your traditional bunker shot technique out of the window. This is the time to focus on getting the golf ball out. Lee Scarbrow has some helpful hints to make sure you...
Written by Nick Bradley on Friday 24 November 2006
The fairway bunker shot is sometimes referred to as the hardest shot in golf. Nick Bradley believes that the main reason golfers struggle with this long-distance golf shot from sand is because they don’t use enough club. They see their golf ball is in sand and automatically pull the sand iron out of the bag. Because the pin is a long...