This Bunker Shot Technique is SO EASY You’ll be Shocked
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- The easiest bunker technique that helps control the distance and gives you confidence with bunker shots around the green. This is a fool proof method Magic For An Effortless Golf Swing • Magic For An Effortles...
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Here's what we cover in this golf video.
This simple bunker lesson allows you to forget about the fear and pay attention to send the sand. For distance control and the correct bunker technique without complication
Alex Fortey from the Art of Simple Golf gives you simple tips to improve your golf swing. Enjoy this golf video to help you get closer to having YOUR perfect golf swing.
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Let us know what you think in the comments below! 👇 - Sport
but the problem that I think most of us encounter is hard packed sand, or even non-existent sand, where the club just skips across the surface and blades the ball into the face of the bunker. You can try taking all the sand you want, but if there's none to take it's just a lottery. Bunker instruction videos are never shot in the bunkers that so many of us play in and even practice bunkers so often do not reflect what you then find on the course.
The issue is that you can't open the clubface as you do in a bunker with sand because it'll just bounce into the ball because it can't get under the sand. Open the face only a little or not at all & hit it like a chip rather than a long swing. It'll roll out after reaching the green so take that into consideration as well.
@@mikerodrick2430 yep - reverted to using a 60º wedge and keeping the face closed and not hitting through as hard. Trick is not to quit on it though, which is a usual reaction to fearing thinning it over the green
@@franksfiddle9031 Same here. Great answer. 60 degree, don't murder the ball, but don't be too timid
I like to just pick up the ball and place it behind the bunkers that don’t have any sand. No reason to struggle when your not at fault and the course is to blame. Even private courses I caddie at won’t have ideal bunker conditions
@@Will-ww6yp Play the ball as it lies. If you pick it up, are you adding a stroke to your score?
Practiced four times today on the sand now. I had a bunker lesson a month ago and I’m quite acceptable on it but on Sunday I choked twice on bunkers (on Saturday I was excellent). Playing in different courses, of course. And what I mayorly see is that different courses have different sand and that is quite defying many times. Thing is, after seeing your video, which has lots of things in common to what my teacher told me, is to not put the hands so up front. And that was the thing that helped me most. I now have some sand on my garden because they haven’t cleaned it from a construction and was practicing there and it went pretty fine. Ive gained confidence from that simple tip putting the hands more in the middle, so as not to compress the ball as if I was on the fairway. Thanks man.
First time I appreciated a golf lesson 👍
Glad to hear it! 👍⛳️
Brilliant. Your methods are working, I got 4 birdies in 10 holes yesterday and ended up shooting a 74 on a par 70 course. It was one of my best rounds ever.
Very well done Eric! Happy for you! Let’s keep progressing :) ⛳️🏌️♂️
Thank you for that great tip on getting out of bunkers. My bunker shots are a random struggle. Tried this technique today and miraculously I was able to get several shots out and nicely on the green!
Glad it helped and very well done! Confidence is so powerful in golf and sand traps are a huge part of that too
Great tip! Long ago and far away my teacher taught me to move the strike point of the club head back from the ball the shorter the distance to the hole and use a more full swing. It worked for me after getting used to the different philosophy
How good are you from the sand? 👇Thanks for watching and being part of this great community! Lots have asked about wet or compact bunkers that are not so good. Same principles but here’s a lesson to help adjust czcams.com/video/ii4Cp6TYc9E/video.html I want you to control your bunker shots with confidence when you apply these method that any golfer can use and see instant results. Let me know if you will try this and what questions you have below! This is a fool proof method Magic For An Effortless Golf Swing czcams.com/video/xf6PE5gCpBo/video.html
I had a lesson on bunkers last month and I love going in bunkers now. It’s one of my best shots
It has been mine since I started playing 25 years ago. Practiced and learned early on and it it stuck :)
Changed everything, thanks for this great video!!!
Excellent simple drill, thank you
Watched last night, practiced in the morning, and made 2 sandy pars in the afternoon round. Will keep practicing. Thanks for the great video.
Well done and keep at it! Thanks for sharing
Merci tellement pour vos conseils !❤
The previous comment is exactly what I seem to encounter most places I play. Hard packed, wet, not raked sand, non groomed sand. We don’t have a chance to get out of a bunker most of the time! And plus, where I play, public courses, there is no practice bunkers to improve our blinker skills. I will suffer the penalty for hitting it in a bunker but at least I would like to have a chance in it.😮
Yes for sure. The same principle applies though.. need to adjust a few things on set up but the visual and goal of sending the sand albeit not much sand or packed can help relativly
Great advice, thank you so much
Dude! Where have you been all of my life! Thank you for the lesson.
My dad told me decades ago, imagine the ball is the yolk of a fried egg, try and get the whole fried egg out in one scoop! That's basically this. Cheers dad. p.s., it works.
Solid classic advice 👍⛳️
Excellent- very practical tip on where should be the focus! Thank you
Thanks and hope it helps
I love this focus on hitting the sand without the ball when practicing
I practice my bunker nearly every time before I play, but the long bunker tip you gave is excellent 👌 & what I needed cheers
Excellent and glad to hear it. Let us know how it goes!
Brilliant! So logical. Can’t wait to try it. Thanks
Hope you enjoy and let us know how you get on!
I wish i knew this a long time ago. Great info.
Best bunker drill I’ve seen by far! Thank-you
Why thank you and hope it helps a load! 👍🏌️♂️
Thanks! This has got be the best bunker tip I've received.
It’s a good long lasting one! 🏌️♂️👍
Hi from ol Blighty Alex. I'm pretty confident from green side bunkers because, as you say, you don't need to hit the ball, just concentrate on taking the sand just behind it. Can't have enough bunker practice, imo. Always great videos Alex, thank you
Glad to have you here! Bunker confidence really slashed scores and gives consistency for sure!
Excellent tips. Only shot where you don't hit the ball with the club face. So great visual tips here.
Thanks!
thanks paul
Thank you! I can’t wait to practice on course!
More than welcome and let us know how you get on:)
I'm a senior golfer with an eight handicap ,, our par 71 golf course has in excess of 70 bunkers. I've never been a really bad bunker player but not great either. Yesterday I worked on ignoring the ball and focusing on getting the sand behind the ball onto the green. I was in five bunkers during my round I got up and down four out of five.
Best tip I've ever had on bunker play ,,, I have a new confidence, thanks Alex !!
Well done indeed! That’s a great success and thanks for coming back to tell us. Keep at it 🏌️♂️⛳️💪
8 handicap in 5 bunkers...which tee box?
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Thank you so much 👍 I will practice it
Let us know how it goes!
Top class tip, Thank-you very much
More than welcome ⛳️👍
Amazing techniques . Thanks
It’s works for many ;)
Great instruction! Just thinking about this method gives me greater confidence. I'll try it in the morning.
Very glad to hear that. Confidence is powerful. let us know how it goes.
Awesome
Thanks.
Excellent tip !!! Great presentation and speach.
Glad you enjoyed it!⛳️
agreed, this is excellent. I basically do this but will ignore the ball even more... Will try the distance control with the sand. Distance control out of the bunker is key
Yes exactly! Let us know how it goes:)
Excellent tips, different way of looking at it.
Thank you so much! I'm glad you found the tips helpful and that it gave you a fresh perspective.
Great lesson!!’
Thank you ⛳️🏌️♂️
I'm one of those who always focused on the ball never the sand. This makes so much sense. Thanks Alex :)
Give it a try and let me know how it goes :)
Me too
great explanation, thank you ☺️
Glad it was helpful!
Will give this a try thanks 👍
Let us know how it goes ! 💪🏌️♂️
Bunker are my favorite part of my game. I am always confident and it’s the best part of my game.
Excellent to hear! It's a great weapon to have
Excellent 😊
Thanks and hope it helps you out there
It works! It works! I was amazed at the result!
It’s fun isn’t it:) 💪🏌️♂️⛳️
Hi Alex; About hitting the sand & not the ball, if you're in a bunker that actually has sand in it & a flat lie, when you dig your feet into the sand, that puts you below the level of the ball which would cause you to hit it fat if you were in the fairway, so the same should apply in a bunker as well. When you dig in, you should automatically hit behind the ball without having to make it happen. Then as long as the rest of the shot is done properly, open face with the proper set-up & enough speed to get through the sand, it should come out easily. So digging into the sand isn't only for support but removes the necessity to purposely trying to hit the sand behind the ball because it'll happen automatically.
Yes indeed. But we have to get through otherwise we dig in with club
Love this video ❤🇩🇰
Thank you ⛳️👍
Great advice practice with the sand 👍
Yep:) ⛳️
Merci
De rien
This is an amazing tip. I don’t struggle out of bunkers but this has given me more consistency
Thanks
If the sand is wet or heavy, play the ball more in the middle of the stance which will lessen the amount of sand you take, and ease up a bit on the swing so you don’t blast it a mile as you pick it up cleaner.
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I tried this today after watching your video and got a birdie from the bunker! Thank you!
Next time hole it lol!! Well done Greg and thanks for sharing... Keep at it!
I always like your "BUT". I realized that whatever come after your "BUT" always have very important message.
Ha! Great! 🏌🏽😂 Thank you
Brillant !
How do you evaluate the distance ?
Have you a method for this issue ?
Thanks for your very useful videos
The best way is to test yourself. You will soon have the idea and estimate.
Guys...simply rake the bunker before hitting out of it ..and rerake afterwards too...darn it
Nice video.
Thank you kindly hope it helps
YES SIMPLE!
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Alex I have no problems when playing out of greenside bunkers - if the sand is dry and not compact (hasn't been raked) That is the problems at my course and other golf courses around Scotland! It is like playing out of mud!
Hey Alan! There are tweaks to set up like need to use the voice but the principle of sending the sand is the same. It will help even in wet compact
Great show bro 🚩🚩🚩🤔🤔🤔💯💯💯👍👍👍👀👀👀
It’s a great tip for many
Question: what if we practice and rehearse the same thing with iron shots on the grass? Will it prevail?
Can you do another lesson on hitting out hard sand on my muni course vs. hitting out of soft sand at the nicer courses near me?
Finally, someone that teaches and doesn't make the video about themselves like so many others out there.
not enough of a close-up to make you happy I guess
huh?
@@billmalec duh!
Momma will let you out of the basement if you stop wetting the bed.
@@billmalec
...dude, seriously.
Has that worked for you yet?
Makes a lot of sense to treat the ball as a grain of sand. My small question is: should the leading edge of the club be used to take out sand or should the sole be used.
You’re thinking a little too much but the sole /bounce needs to be used :)
great tip, never thought about bunker shots in that way. Thanks!
More than welcome :) ⛳️👍
I'm going to try this. Bunkers are not my friend lol. Thanks!
Let us know how you get on 👍⛳️
Definitely Justine Rose
Can't wait to try this and hit my ball 50 ft over the green
😂⛳️
When a course has really heavy sand, I have had some success by using the “fried egg” Technique. It at least will get you out. For long shots out of heavy sand, I have tried a wedge with less bounce with some success. The reality is that if you want nice soft sand, you must play expensive courses. Yes it sucks!😅
Great strategy though.
Thanks for this excellent video !
More than welcome :)
I would love to have sand like you have in your video instead I play inexpensive courses in the desert of Arizona with something on the order of crushed granite in the traps. There is huge learning curve playing here and you never see anyone demonstrating how to hit a ball off what amounts to concrete. Help!
We have an older video with packed bunkers. The gravel ones are similar to this, it just changes how far you try and hit
Thanks!! I watched another video this morning. The closest sand was a volleyball court. Took my 56 and 60 degree wedges. As you mentioned I did EVERYTHING: weight forward, acceleration, etc. wasted an hour of my life!!! Maybe I should go back to bowling for low scores?? 😮
You saying it didn’t help? That surprises me. Maybe you had hands too far forward at address
Nothing helped my bunker play like this has. I was lucky to get a decent bunker shot 25% of the time before this video. After watching this I have played 2 rounds and been in bunkers maybe 8 times and gotten out quite nicely every single time. I hope it sticks.
Well done and thank you for coming back to share that so others can have a go too. Very happy to hear and keep at it 💪🏌️♂️⛳️
Wish you could have shown in ultra slow motion. Otherwise perfect explanation. Thank you.
Yes next time:)
I visualize a swatch of sand like my cupped left hand, with the ball in the middle, and I splash the sand out from under the ball.
Love it!
Nathan Lyon makes golf training videos??? Who'd of thunk it!
Hi,The Fryed Egg Stryke
I'm like the guy you described - I've heard all those tips but can't seem to apply them. My problem is getting from hovering above the ground to hitting under the ball. I try to bend at the knees during the downswing, but don't think that's really a sustainable solution for consistency. Is there anything I can do and practice for that? A set up tip, or anything? Anyone, please. Thanks!
It’s the set up. Wider stance. Dog feet. Bent at hips. Chest down
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf - What are “dog feet”?
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf Thank you for the reply. What does "dog feet" mean?
@@danmyers9372 I'm going to guess it's "pigeon toed".
I once holed out with the sand. I don't know where the ball went but the sand went in the hole.
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I wish the public course that I play twice a week had real sand. My course has something like a bag of cement mix. Getting out requires stamina and lots of luck !
Trust me I’ve been there and where I learned to play. Same concept and intent though
plot twist... the bunkers at the golf courses i play at... don't have sand in them. it's solid clay. :D LOL
Yep, that’s very common at public courses. Over time the sand gets removed from play and get washed away from rain if the bunkers weren’t built with, it still have good drainage underneath. This leaves the bunkers being dirt or clay depending upon the soil where the course is located. It is expensive to maintain sand bunkers and many public/muni courses simply don’t have the funds to maintain the bunkers. Or prune trees. Or controlling weeds. Or replacing worn out pumps in water hazards. Of fixing broken water fountains. Or…
Still try apply the principle but adjust. Have videos on the hard pan stuff and compact
I will link it in pinned comment
What if the sand is more like mud?
Don’t open the face and imaging that mud going a certain required distance
I have been playing golf for over 50 years and I have not yet encountered a public course that has a "practice bunker."
How about if there’s no sand in the sand bunker. Do we do a Patrick reed move.
Less open face but stick picture a clump sailing where you want
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My dear you dont do it deep you will get a direct connection with the ball and the ball will go miles out of the green. When the sand is hard packed it becomes even more difficult
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How do you deal with bunkers that are hard?
It’s similar goal although the result may not look like the sand travels as far. Intent is key
Is the bunker shot the same technique as a flop shot?
Somewhat. Set up is lower and you are not hitting behind with the flop
That's fine unless you're playing out of the mud pits they call bunkers at my golf course😎
Sorry :(
Will be trying today. (Hopefully not, hopefully I'm not in the sand haha)...will report back
Yes quite lol ;)
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I am sure these techniques are correct, however I cannot control the height of the clubhead at the bottom of the swing; it varies by 4-5 cm, usually one extreme or the other, so I either hit the ball above halfway, or dig right underneath. Is there any solution to this problem? If not, no perfect technique otherwise will have any consistency.
Look up the bunker lessson . You neEd to practice low point control. Tee a ball up high and practice swinging end wedge underneath to only hit the tee
Hi thank you. I have the same problem with every club, although only when I try to hit a ball, not with any number of practice swings with no ball.
Nice tip, I'm scratch. But what about frite egg?
Tbh it’s a similar concept. It just requires more velocity into the sand to get the grains out.
@@TheArtofSimpleGolf I'll apply it. Let's see what happens
Hard packed sand. Can’t splash have to pick chip it out.
Justin Rose
Justin rose brother!
All golf tips work. All exercise programs work. All diets work. The one thing they all require is the discipline to commit to it. Respectfully
@Al-po2oh, if you lack this discipline, why are you wasting time watching CZcams game improvement videos?
I think most amateur and high handicappers know they have to hit the sand first and accelerate through. They even know they suppose to hit the sand about 2 inches behind the ball. The problem is they just can’t seem to hit that behind-the-ball spot that they are aiming. So, throw your “focus and looking at” theory out of the window.
The intent of sending the grains of sand is the trick to break that
Some bunkers have hard sands ...
Yes and similar goal. We have lessons on that too
I needed my sunglasses to watch this video.
🏌️♂️😎 sorry.
this isn't new news. we have known this since the birth of the game
A reminder for those who’ve heard it before but also many folks who have not