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Bunker shot step by step tips to get out of a fairway bunker.
My secret is short fast golf stroke with locked wrists. Here’s how.

The length of the back swing and follow trough will depend on the distance and height you want to reach. This checklist is the proven key to successful sure out golf bunker play.

1. Take a wedge. A Sand Wedge, but a Lob or Gap Wedge also will do for a bunker shot.

2. Stand more open and dig your feet in the sand. Flex and bend your knees and stay low. Your weight is balanced on the inside of the feet.

3. The ball is a little bit towards the front foot.

4. Open your body, and aim your shoulders a slightly left from the target.

5. Open the face of the wedge a slightly right to the target. Let the wedge hover a few inches behind the ball at a point where you want to hit the sand.

6. Now grip your club. Do not grip first and then open the club face, because then the result will be that the face will be square to the target and not at 1 o’clock when you hit the sand.

7. Choke down for short golf shot.

8. Make a 3/4 backswing with locked wrists. Keep your lower body still, lock your arms.

9. Accelerate and hit hard in the sand just behind the ball. The sand will lift the ball out of the bunker. Remember, it is important to keep the golf club face open at the golf swing.

10. This sure out bunker golf club swing will feel like a powerful long putt: make a short follow through for short shots, and for longer shots a longer follow through.

11. Point the open club face to the target as you finish your golf shot, just as I show at my bunker shot photo sequence.

MaryAnne Davies is editor of 30+ checklists at www.all-about-lady-golf-clubs.com for finding the proper golf clubs and other golf equipment. Not for females only…

Copyright 2006 M. Davies

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The two movements of the down swing.

When making a golf shot, consciously perform your down swing so that it is in two parts.
This will increase your accuracy and your timing will be the best it has ever been.
Have a look at the average club golfer and see how he/she hits golf shots. You will see the player take the golf club back to varying distances and at once start to hit the ball from here. Not hitting from the top exactly, but the down swing starts from the top of the backward excursion.
Here is what I am suggesting. Here is what works wonderfully for me.
Take your stance normally in preparation to make your swing.
Complete your back swing and then stop at the top.
One has to stop to be able to perform the next step. You have to have time for the next move.

As though standing in a tube so that you do not sway, rotate your left hip in a backward direction.
This will bring your hands down to below your right shoulder (right handers - and vice versa for lefties).

Without stopping the downward motion, start hitting the ball from this position of your hands. It will feel that your down swing is made up of two parts. The rotation of the left hip and then the conscious continuation of the down swing using your arms. Hit the ball hard from this position.
This in effect shortens the hitting arc as the attempt to hit the ball seems to start at a lower level than normal. However, there is downward movement of the hands due to the left hip rotation. Continue this downward movement with the arms as you swing to hit the golf ball.

Hit the ball hard and the momentum of the club will take the club head through the hitting line. It will be almost impossible to hit a wayward shot if you do this correctly as the club head just can not deviate from the swing path. It is going too fast and there is too much control.

The ball will travel just as far or even further as your timing will be really good. It will have improved to amazing proportions.
You will also find that you will have less tendency to lift your head as you are concentrating so hard on hitting the ball - an added bonus.

Give it a go. You will be more than pleased.

Bill Maitland is a thinking, inventive golf guru.
He thought out and developed simple techniques and tips which enabled him to lower his handicap from 25 to 18, then from 18 to 15, and finally from 15 to 12.
He is a passionate golfer, and delights in helping others with their game should they want his help.
To learn about his tips and simple techniques,

visit

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1. Hit it straight
Nothing gets inside a long hitters head faster then a fairway hitting opponent. Chances are the long hitter is not the most accurate driver of the golf ball, keep the heat on by hitting the fairway as much as possible. If you have to use a hybrid club or a iron off the tee to keep the ball in the fairway, the mental edge of hitting the fairway outweighs the loss of distance.

2. Hit the green
Most of if not all of the time you will be hitting first, keep the heat on by hitting the green If he knows you are looking at birdie putts all day, it starts to wear on him

3. Have a good short game
The short game is the true equalizer on the golf course. If you have a sharp short game you can compete against any golfer on the planet.

4. Ignore his distance
Accept the fact the he hits the ball 50 to 60 yards past you. If you accept the fact that distance doesn’t matter, you will have another psychological advantage. What difference does it make if he is hitting a pitching wedge and you are hitting a 7 iron for your second shot? Golf is all about getting the ball in the hole in the fewest strokes, not how you got the ball in the fewest strokes.

When you are playing a match against a long hitter, and lets face it, with the technology in golf clubs, golf balls, strength training and nutrition, guys are hitting the ball 300 plus yards on a regular basis. The fact still remains that when you are on the golf course you are walking (or riding) with a bag of tools. It is just a matter of using the right tool for task at hand. Does it really matter what club it takes you to hit a golf ball 150 yards? Weather it’s a 6, 7,8 or 9 iron should not matter to you, and your opponents club selection should be the last thing from your mind during a match.

The pride of the long hitters game is hitting it long, so the fact that you can compete with him without having to hit the 300 yard drives is already a advantage in your favor if you choose to look at it that way. As a short hitter you should focus on keeping the pressure on as much as possible. The four steps that I have outlined will give you the mental edge that you need to negate the long drives that your opponent is blasting past you.

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