Written by Scott Cranfield on Friday 26 June 2009
Hitting the ball from a fairway bunker is a shot that fills many players with dread. If you mis-strike it you may not get the ball far enough out to give you a shot at the green or, worse still, you may leave the ball in the bunker. TG Top 12 Teaching Professional Scott Cranfield says your weight should favour the left side...
Written by Dan Frost on Friday 12 June 2009
There’s nothing worse than finding your ball right up against the edge of the bunker with nowhere for your feet inside. It looks like a horror shot but with a clever set-up you can still splash the shot out with success. All you need to do is exaggerate your knee flex to lower your body down towards the sand. Do so and...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 12 June 2009
Time and time again golfers leave the ball in the bunker and it’s because of two fatal errors. Either they leave their weight on the back foot and don’t get sufficient moment to get the ball travelling forward out of the bunker, or the club decelerates into the sand and they totally quit on the shot. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 11 June 2009
Your success out of greenside bunkers is dependent on whether you get your set-up correct and commit to the stroke. TG Top 12 Teacher Adrian Fryer runs you through the set-up fundamentals you should use in a greenside bunker and demonstrates the committed stroke you need to make to lift the ball up and out onto the green. The quality of your set-up...