Bunker Play
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Jared Zak: Bunker Play

How to hit out of a greenside bunker and cleanly onto the green.

Released on 8/18/2016

Transcript

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Let's talk about some bunker basics.
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Now, we all know that we need to open the club face
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and expose the bounce.
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Now, a problem that a lot of people have is
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they're aiming the loft of the club
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too far to the right.
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So, the first key is to aim the loft of the club
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at the target.
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Now, we do this by lowering the handle.
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Now, second thing, we know we're using the sand
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to splash the ball and expel it onto the green,
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so doesn't it make sense that we need more swing
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and more speed to do this?
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Now, the key here is a three to one ratio.
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What I mean by that is if you have a 20 yard bunker shot,
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that would require a 60 yard pitch motion.
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For me, that would be about
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a chest high to chest high swing.
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That should look something like this.
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So remember, loft of the club at the target,
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three to one ratio.
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Follow those tips,
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and I know you'll become a better bunker player.
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