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“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Dickens’ opening to A Tale of Two Cities sounds a lot like a typical round of golf for some players. They hit good shots and they hit bad ones. The bad ones often spell trouble. And when golfers are in trouble, they sometimes […]
While learning how to hit a 60-yard bunker shot is helpful, knowing how to maximize spin on a greenside bunker shot is more useful. Knowing how to hit this shot helps when playing hard courses with difficult pin placements, where hitting bunker shots that hold the green is paramount. Without backspin, you could roll across […]
What’s the hardest shot in golf? Many think it’s the 40 to 50 yard bunker shot. They may be right. At this distance you’re too close to take a full swing and you’re too far to use your customary greenside bunker shot. No one likes being in a bunker. But add 40 or 50 yards […]
There aren’t many places where you can practice bunker shots. Fortunately, the skills you need to escape a greenside bunker are rather simple. One skill you must learn with bunker shots is to take just the right amount of sand during the shot. Players sometimes take to much sand and sometimes not enough. As a […]