Golf Tip#5 Cut the ball from the sand
Today, we teach bunker shots by handicap level. I might teach my best students to play a bunker shot like this, but mid-handicappers should open the clubface slightly and make their normal golf swing. If they attempted to fully open the face and "cut" the string behind the ball, they'd never get it out of the bunker.
Bunker shots were significantly more difficult in 1959 than they are today. If you miss the green, you'd rather be in the bunker than taking your chances in the rough. The reason is course conditioning and better equipment. In 1959, everybody feared the bunker. Today even high handicappers don't fear this shot. They know they can get it out.
Bunker shots were significantly more difficult in 1959 than they are today. If you miss the green, you'd rather be in the bunker than taking your chances in the rough. The reason is course conditioning and better equipment. In 1959, everybody feared the bunker. Today even high handicappers don't fear this shot. They know they can get it out.
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