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Bunker shots

Turn sand from a panic zone into a scoring chance. These articles explain setup, strike, practice, and pressure skills for greenside bunkers, from fluffy lies to compact sand. You'll learn how to splash the ball out reliably, control distance, and stop letting one bunker visit ruin a good hole.

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Bunker shots

The Fundamentals of Bunker Shots

Learn the setup and splash that get the ball out of greenside sand with control.

Common Bunker Shots Mistakes and Simple Fixes illustration

Bunker shots

Common Bunker Shots Mistakes and Simple Fixes

Fix the setup and tempo errors that leave shots in the sand or send them racing over the green.

Drills to Improve Bunker Shots illustration

Bunker shots

Drills to Improve Bunker Shots

Practice simple sand drills that build strike, confidence, and distance control.

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Bunker shots

How Bunker Shots Affects Ball Flight and Scoring

Understand how sand strike, face angle, and speed change launch, spin, roll, and score.

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Bunker shots

Beginner vs Advanced Approaches to Bunker Shots

Choose the technique and target that match your current skill instead of copying a tour-level flop from sand.

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Bunker shots

How to Practice Bunker Shots Under Pressure

Make sand practice competitive enough that your technique holds up during a round.

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