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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Tips for the Fairway Bunker

If your golf shot landed in the bunker, the next shot depends on the lie that you have in that bunker. If the lie is bad or rather, the ball is buried, then you will need a higher lofted club such as the 7-iron to the sand wedge to get the ball out. In such cases, it is advisable to get the ball back into play and approach from there.

However, if you have a good lie in the bunker, there are choices for you. If you are not comfortable, you can opt to play safe and just take a lofted club to get the ball back onto the fairway and play from there. The other choice is to go for the green from the bunker. this is possible since you have a good lie.

Longer irons, just as the 3, 4 or 5 irons can be used for situation where you have a good lie in the fairway bunkers. A lofted wood can also be used in place of the longer irons. A 5 or 7 wood is also playable. There are a couple of things to note when playing this shot. It may be slightly different from playing a greenside bunker shot.

  1. Take a wider stance for stability.
  2. Work your feet into the sand for better balance. You dont want to be sliding around.
  3. play the ball slightly back in the stance than normal. bear in mind that this shot requires the golf club contact first with the ball before the sand.
  4. Choke down on the shaft of your golf club of choice. this is to compensate the digging inof the feet into the sand.
  5. Aim slightly to the left of target.
  6. swing normal.. Do not rush and do not try to hit too hard. swing normal
  7. Follow through the shot. Do not stop at impact.
  8. Pray (just kidding)
practice and I am sure you will get to the green from the fairway bunkers

Desmond is an avid golfer and he manages a golf blog to to provide golf tips, news and resources for all level of golf. His main goal is to provide a valuable information for golf enthusiasts of all levels, to learn more about golf and to improve their skills in the interesting game. For more information, you can visit http://www.LearnGolfWithMe.com for your golfing resources.

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There's a desire in the heart of any serious golfer to putt better.

Some of this is because there's a notion out there that good golfers smile at the sternest putting challenge and sink their ball effortlessly. (Completely not right, obviously. pro golfers are better than us, but they also miss plenty of putts!)

It's also due to the fact that we concentrate when we're putting. I mean, most of us hardly ever condemn ourselves when what we hoped would be a massive drive falls short by four yards. But watch our reaction when we miss the putt by just four inches. The greens are a major part of our memory and focus on a game.

Turn this into a basic training routine, because almost any golfer can improve their putt.

first, secure a level green where you can work on your putt without having to also practice correcting for break and slope at the same time. (This simple reduction of your circumstances down to the one thing you want to focus on is a key to succeeding.) If your club practice green is sometimes unavailable, or you don't always have the time to go there, use your carpet at home.

Then place your putter face square to your line and gently tap the ball into the hole.

If there is one cure-all for putting, this is it.

practice this. Work at it. Keep making these short putts until you are striking the ball square each time.

Then take the next step. Become virtually 100 percent consistent. Make practice putts until you can get a hole every time.

When you are consistently putting your ball in the hole your confidence will rise. And this will help you out on the golf course next time you are playing for real.

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