Here is the bunker session broad stroke I promised Jay. Remember keeping the club face pointed (perpendicular) to your intended start line is implied in every orientation. Never mind the thumbnail cover.
Obviously, this doesn’t cover every situation because bunker play is an art. There are thousands of colors to blend to get the desired hue. We can choose from dozens of strokes to apply the “paint”. Every golfer wanting mastery of bunker play has to learn to mix and apply their palate of skill to any given canvas.
On this day, I practiced bunker shots for two hours, chipped and pitched for an hour, and hit a small bucket. I was doing terribly until I remembered to tilt behind the ball slightly. Then, everything fell into place, and my skill began to return.
In my next session, I’ll build on the set-ups that correspond to each different shot, and I’ll refine my swinging and ground interaction… and so on. If you approach bunker play as painting a canvas, it may help slow down your mind and process. Be in the mode of creating, not succeeding. Success is binary. Creating has no definitions and therefore, no corners. I might suggest adopting a Jazz mentality. Let yourself spiral around a set-up orientation/shot requirement combination and pay attention to patterns.
John Wright – Founder
The Open Stance Academy
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