| Rather than see the golf ball actually land in the deep | | | | you keep your left arm in check as done during |
| rough, the professional golfer would rather face the | | | | practice. As you achieve this, watch your bunker |
| customary greenside bunker shot any day of the | | | | shots really begin to take flight. |
| week. However, if you talk to most golfers who | | | | With short-sided sand shots, too many golf players |
| don't play for a living, than you will hear one horror | | | | make tentative swings that leave the golf ball in the |
| story after another regarding greenside bunker shots. | | | | sand, when the golf ball is in a bunker with the hole |
| The difference of opinion is actually quite simple. The | | | | only a few tempting feet away. Actually, there are |
| golf professionals know how to use their sand | | | | two effective methods to hit a short bunker shot. |
| wedge suitably, work the golf club through the sand | | | | The first is to take twice as much sand and make a |
| and make a few minor adjustments to their stance. | | | | really aggressive golf swing. Instead of entering the |
| Not only is it not too difficult if you give greenside | | | | sand two inches behind the golf ball, which is usually |
| bunkers some practice, but once you are confident | | | | done on a normal sand shot, make it about four |
| and comfortable with escaping from greenside | | | | inches. The important factor to remember is to make |
| bunkers, it offers the green light to attach more | | | | an aggressive swing. |
| flags on the approach golf shots, which can lead to | | | | The more difficult, second method is to "pop shot". |
| lower scores. | | | | With your hands and writs, lift the golf club abruptly. |
| The short bunker blast drives you insane, although it's | | | | Imagine you're throwing a blade with your right hand |
| a fairly easy shot. However, the impulse to scoop | | | | as you bury the clubhead into the sand directly |
| the golf ball out rather than slide the club face under | | | | behind the golf ball. As long as the golf club cuts into |
| it can lead to a skulled shot that sours beautifully | | | | the sand several inches behind the golf ball, the golf |
| over the golf green. This can be eliminated by | | | | ball will certainly pop out However, beware that the |
| practicing explosive shots with a simple adjustment | | | | "pop shot" does take practice. |
| to the grip referred to as "the anti-skull grip". First, | | | | Finally, for more spin, you can rotate the golf |
| you take your normal left-hand grip, and then wrap | | | | clubface open about 45 degrees. This will gradually |
| your right hand around the fingers of your left. You | | | | work your stance open usually until the club's leading |
| can't flip the golf club upward with this | | | | edge faces its target. You can use a long, sweeping |
| hand-over-hand grip. Once you hit several golf shots | | | | golf swing from there to get that nip you need to |
| this way, then you can return to your normal grip as | | | | place extra spin on the golf ball. |