Hitting multiple bunker shots without escaping the sand is one of the most frustrating and embarrassing things that can happen on the golf course, but not understanding how to properly play a bunker shot is a problem that so many golfers experience.
I will admit that I didn’t spend as much time practicing bunker drills as I perhaps should have done, and I fell into the popular golf trap of being more interested in how far we hit our 7-iron while ignoring the obvious flaws in our short-game skillset. But, that sentiment is now a thing of the past.
Investing in the best wedges on the market surely couldn’t hurt, but I also made a proactive decision to remedy my sand trap woes. After investing some time researching the best bunker tips, I came across an incredible masterclass from none other than five-time DP World Tour Winner Andy Sullivan – and it changed everything…
Andy Sullivan’s Bunker Shot Masterclass
Bunker shots can fill club golfers with dread, and one of the key problems is that they haven’t worked out how to get the club entering the sand consistently in the same place.
The best players on tour consistently enter the sand at the same point, whether they are playing the high shot, the low one or whatever.
Many club golfers also believe you have to open everything up, then cut across the ball, but I think that’s such a misconception because if you’re cutting across it, you’ll be hitting the ball out of the toe most of the time.
The ball’s not going to go forward then, it’s just going to glance off to the right. It’s probably a result of watching Seve over the years, but without being rude, he was a bit more talented than most handicap golfers! So open the face, yes, but I would much rather you then went straight back and through.
Here, I’ll show you how to achieve greater consistency and offer some tips to help with the trickier lies you may encounter…
1. Ball Position
For me, my ball position is always on the left heel because it generally helps you to pop the ball up more easily when it’s forward in your stance, and the ball will land more softly too.
Anything in the middle or towards the back will come out lower and with more forward drive, which is usually not what you want in a greenside bunker. If I did want to drive it forward more, I’d…
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