March

  • Bunker Play Stance Tip

    Written by Dan Frost on Wednesday 18 March 2009

    The most common fault we see in bunkers is golfers standing too tall at address. The first thing you need to change to improve your bunker play is to widen your stance and flex the knees. This gives you a chance to hit the sand first and not the ball. The second thing you to try is to draw a circle around the ball into a...

  • How To Play Long And Short Bunker Shots

    Written by Alexander Noren on Thursday 12 March 2009

    Amateurs typically have trouble controlling distance from sand. In my view, this is often because they overcomplicate the issue by bringing in too many variables. In pro-ams I will watch them opening or closing their stance and clubface, or trying to take more or less sand. It’s not a recipe for consistency. My approach is minimise the differences between a long...