[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":20},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-playing-from-fairway-bunkers-smart-playing-from-fairway-bunkers-for-high-handicappers":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":17},"smart-playing-from-fairway-bunkers-for-high-handicappers","Smart Playing From Fairway Bunkers for High Handicappers","Higher-handicap golfers can save strokes in fairway-bunker play by choosing the boring success more often.","\u002Fimg\u002Fplaying-from-fairway-bunkers\u002Fsmart-playing-from-fairway-bunkers-for-high-handicappers_smart-playing-from.png","Smart Playing From Fairway Bunkers for High Handicappers illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"playing-from-fairway-bunkers","Playing from fairway bunkers","\u003Ch3>Take the easy win\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The fastest gain in clean-contact recovery is avoiding the shot that brings double bogey or worse into play. For fairway-bunker recovery, aim wider, use more loft, or accept a lay-up when the lie is asking for humility. A calm bogey from a difficult fairway-bunker play spot often beats a heroic swing that never clears the trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>Keep these rules handy\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>Choose the club that removes the first obstacle in fairway-bunker play.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>For fairway-bunker recovery, swing smoothly when contact matters more than distance.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>For fairway-bunker recovery, leave a full next shot instead of a nervy half-swing.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>Treat a smart exit in clean-contact recovery as a saved stroke, not a surrender.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n",122,{"slug":15,"title":16},"a-practical-guide-to-playing-from-fairway-bunkers","A Practical Guide to Playing From Fairway Bunkers",{"slug":18,"title":19},"advanced-playing-from-fairway-bunkers-for-competitive-golfers","Advanced Playing From Fairway Bunkers for Competitive Golfers",1782812355523]