Tuesday 28 October 2014
If you find yourself hitting bunker shots without consistency, TG Teaching Pro Gareth Benson shows you a tip to easily get out of greenside bunkers. That idea to open the clubface might not be the right one, so take a look at the video to see what you should change instead.
Saturday 9 August 2014
Gareth Johnston shows how improving your takeaway plane will benefit your angle of attack and help you get a nice, neutral entry point in the bunker and allow you to splash the ball out of the sand onto the green. Take a look at the video to see the simple drill he uses with a cane training aid to help get...
Friday 8 August 2014
Maintaining the loft on the club can be difficult for many golfers trying to get out of the sand. In this video Gareth Johnston shares his bunker tips on how lowering the handle height makes it easier to maintain the loft through the shot to get the ball on the green, using the bounce angle and loft of the wedge’s face.
Thursday 7 August 2014
Many amateurs struggle to get the ball out of the sand consistently, and with this drill Gareth Johnston shows how you can get a bit more consistency with your entry point on bunker shots. Take a look at what aid he uses to help him get some more consistency.
Friday 25 July 2014
Bunkers – the amateur’s nightmare. Listen to Monty’s advice on how to work those bunker shots. This video accompanies Monty’s Masterclass, as featured in issue 325 of Today’s Golfer. Monty says: If you find sand, don’t despair. I see the heads of amateurs I play with go down as soon as they see their ball in a bunker. But get it...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Monday 13 May 2013
In this video tip TG Elite Teaching Professional Adrian Fryer talks about hitting the high, soft landing bunker shot as part of our 25th Anniversary Best Ever Tips feature. He breaks this bunker tip into two three part sections, learning to use your right hand to keep the face open and sliding the club through the sand.
Written by Chris Ryan on Thursday 10 January 2013
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Chris Ryan teaches you how to hit a high and soft landing shot from the sand. This type of shot is especially useful when you’re faced with either a steep bunker face or a hazard long of the flag. To achieve this shot you must first adjust your posture, standing slightly further from the ball. You...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Friday 4 January 2013
In this video TG Elite Teaching Professional Gareth Johnston shows you an easy drill to help improve your bunker play. He starts by drawing a simple umbrella in the sand that will give your clubface a tracking line for when you make your swing. This will help it round off and shallow out your swing plane for a cleaner contact for more consistent results. This...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Wednesday 14 November 2012
In this TG video Elite Pro Gareth Johnston shows you how to get up-and-down from the sand with a very simple practise exercise. This practise drill is centred around making a slow motion swing, allowing you to feel the weight of the clubhead. This in turn means you can feel the bounce as the club slides under the ball, meaning you can...
Written by Ian Poulter on Thursday 1 November 2012
Ryder Cup hero Ian Poulter has a world class short game and in this video he shares his top bunker tips with TG columnist Andrew Cotter. The duo are at the Misson Hills Golf Club in China for the WGC Champions event and this video comes courtesy of the tournament’s sponsors, HSBC.
Written by Scott Cranfield on Thursday 27 September 2012
Are you frustrated with your bunker play and want to get it sorted in time for your next medal? Then this brand new video tip from TG Pro Scott Cranfield will have all the answers you’re looking for. Video shot on location at the London Club, Kent...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Thursday 27 September 2012
For many, the main goal from a plugged lie in a bunker is to just get the ball out and anywhere on the green! But if you’re desperate to save a par, you need to alter your technique so you’re able to get the ball close to the flag when it’s positioned close to you or far away. The shorter the...
Written by Scott Cranfield on Thursday 13 September 2012
Amateurs often become unstuck in fairway bunkers because they change their technique too much, making it too similar to that required in a greenside trap. The goal doesn’t really change from a fairway bunker, you need to strike the ball first before whatever it’s resting on. There are some minor changes you can make to your set-up to encourage this, which TG...
Written by Kevin Flynn on Friday 10 August 2012
PlaneTruth Pro Kevin Flynn finds that many of his pupils struggle out of sand because their swing’s low point is too far past the ball. So he has devised this tee-peg drill to teach you to get under the ball at the right time whenever you find yourself in a bunker.
Written by Adrian Fryer on Tuesday 31 July 2012
Many of the top pros saw their dreams of winning the 2012 Open dashed by the infamous Royal Lytham and St. Annes pot bunkers; but our Elite Pro, Adrian Fryer, has come up with a cunning way to save your par, or even help you make a birdie. When you find your ball up against a riveted, steep face, you are normally...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Thursday 26 July 2012
Pot bunkers like the ones found at Royal Lytham & St Annes provide golfers with an extra element of difficulty should your ball find one. The high lips and severe depth make forming your usual stance a tricky prospect. The key is to create a stance however you can where you feel like you can build enough speed in the club...
Written by Lee Scarbrow on Friday 29 June 2012
Remember that splash shots from sand are the only shots in golf where the ball doesn’t make contact with the clubface. Because the ball doesn’t contact the grooves, this makes it difficult to gain any backspin. A way you can increase the amount of backspin you apply to the ball is to release the right hand a little earlier, as TG...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Wednesday 11 April 2012
When the flag is far away from us in a greenside bunker, we need to create a splash shot whereby the ball releases on landing and comes out on a lower trajectory. In this video tip from TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer, he demonstrates a simple station you can build in the practice bunker with two tees to execute...
Written by Adrian Fryer on Friday 30 March 2012
When short-sided in a bunker, you need to conjure up a splash shot that launches high and grips on landing. To do this, you need a shallow angle of attack to reduce the amount of sand between the club and ball. In this video tip from TG Elite Pro Adrian Fryer, he demonstrates a simple station you can set up in...
Written by Gareth Johnston on Thursday 15 December 2011
The key to consistent bunker play is to have the club enter the sand at the same point, two inches behind the ball, correctly every time. TG Elite Pro Gareth Johnston explains in this golf video tip how a small adjustment to your set-up will help achieve this.