alright, so i was practicing getting out of the sand traps today so i threw the ball in the bunker to "simulate" an actual landing...now i was just using a normal swing (mind you the front of this bunker was like 8-9 ft tall and the sand was wet so hard to get through) and it took me several tries to get it out of the sand...should i severely open the club face, cuz if i do it barely gets out of the sand and into the thick rough...its frustrating, how open should the club face be when the ball is buried in the sand (60% or so)?
actually, you should be doing the opposite, you want the head to be at normal to slightly close and also to come in at a steeper angle than normal because the clubhead needs to dig in to the sand in order to get underneath the ball. by opening the clubface, you add extra bounce and with the ball deeper in the sand or with more compact sand, will make it difficult to get out because the club wants to bounce on the sand. on fluffy sand, an open face is good.
actually, you should be doing the opposite, you want the head to be at normal to slightly close and also to come in at a steeper angle than normal because the clubhead needs to dig in to the sand in order to get underneath the ball. by opening the clubface, you add extra bounce and with the ball deeper in the sand or with more compact sand, will make it difficult to get out because the club wants to bounce on the sand. on fluffy sand, an open face is good.
I guess it comes down to feel. I open the club face, even with a fried egg or buried lie. All the instruction tells you to close the club, but if you watch the best players, most open it.
alot depends on the situation and the type of wedge your using. it takes practice and at times, a little imagination. i was on a course a few weeks ago, because of so much rain (buckets) the traps that weren't ponds, the sand was so compact that i would just chip out of because there was no way that club head was sliding underneath the ball(scull city).
alot depends on the situation and the type of wedge your using. it takes practice and at times, a little imagination. i was on a course a few weeks ago, because of so much rain (buckets) the traps that weren't ponds, the sand was so compact that i would just chip out of because there was no way that club head was sliding underneath the ball(scull city).
And the person. I ABSOLUTELY love wet bunkers. Open the blade, spank it out.
On the other hand, I hate fluffy bunkers with a lot of sand.
what i would suggest to sshashid87 is to get some help either from a pro or an accomplished golfer and practice. i doesn't do any good to practice if your not sure what to do and he'll speed the process up immensly.
very fluffy sand catches me off guard usually the first time in.
[quote=mikey300]what i would suggest to sshashid87 is to get some help either from a pro or an accomplished golfer and practice. i doesn't do any good to practice if your not sure what to do and he'll speed the process up immensly.
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Yep! Very hard to diagnose without seeing.
If lessons aren't an option, get the Pelz short game book.
lessons are an option, one of the courses i play has lessons from a pro for a decent price...they are pretty often too (group lessons) so i may check them out...i'll prolly buy the book too, i've never really spent any money on books or training aids and it'd prolly be a good idea to do so...thanks for all the help
I practice about once a week in the bunker. Hitting a cut shot out with the blade wide open and keeping a firm left wrist (brings the club back to the same point at address) gets the ball up and out for me. Then it's just a matter of how hard to swing and how open the clubface.
Well if the sand is hard (If it has rained a bit) i use a normal swing and just try to hit the ball, when the sand is a bit softer i will open the club face and aim left, then just take a steep backswing and hit through the ball, with a high follow through. If your ball if deep in the sand, i would say try to hit down on it, but most of all its all about practice.
i think its also important to shuffle your feet and dig into sand for solid stance,this shuffle also helps you feel how stiff or soft the sand is by how easy or hard it is to dig in
Here's what i do when im in a bunker. I dig my feet in first then take a backswing about how far I think I need to go and then I'll pick out a spot in the sand about 1 or 2 inches behind the ball and just stare at that piece of sand while i make my swing
September 1st, 2006, 10:41 PM
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