Category: Bunkers

Common Sand Errors

You have difficulty in the sand bunkers but are unable to pinpoint the cause.

Use the Bounce

You consistently have a hard time hitting out of a sand bunker because you do not know how to play the bounce of your sand wedge.

Long Bunker Shot

You face a long sand bunker shot.

Downhill Lie Near the Lip

Your ball landed in the sand bunker near a high lip and to make matters worse, it is also on a downhill lie.

Cushioned Grass

Your ball lands in an island of grass in the middle of a sand bunker next too the green or in a cushioned greenside rough.

Short Bunker Shot Over a High Lip

Your ball is sitting up in a greenside bunker and it has a high lip to it.

The Windy Downhill Sand Shot

It is windy out and you find your ball on a downhill slope in the sand.

Sand over Hardpan

You try using your sand wedge and end up skulling the ball when attempting to hit off of a thin layer of sand over hardpan, especially if the sand is wet, or scruff. This is because the ball bounces off of the flange of the sand wedge and you end up blading or chunking the shot.

Penetrable Hardpan Lie

Your ball lies in hardpan composed of hard-packed sand or dirt such as greenside bunkers where the club can penetrate the sand.

Lip of the Bunker

The ball is sitting in the front lip of the sand trap.