Jamie Olson: Part II Eradicate and
eliminate the three F's From your game
By Jamie Olson
LPGA Member T & CP Division
Cactus Golf Daily Contributing Writer
Golf Tip:
Bad-Lie Bunker Shots
If you have a bad-lie here are five easy steps to get you out of your unexpected
trip to the beach. 1) Play the ball to the right of center with your
feet about a foot apart. 2) Use a square stance where your feet are
pointed toward the flagstick and a slightly closed club face where
it points about three feet left of the flagstick. 3) Be in a position
where your knees are pointed in towards each other a bit with the
weight equally distributed in both feet if you are hitting from a
level lie. 4) Break the wrists abruptly and take a full backswing.
Chop down one to two inches behind the ball into the sand allowing
the sand to throw the ball out of the bunker, then stop your followthru
waist high. 5) The harder the sand, the slower the swing. The softer
the sand, the faster the swing. Make sure each swing you take is controlled.
"The USGA definition of a Bunker- A "bunker" is
a hazard consisting of a prepared area of ground, often a hollow,
from which turf or soil has been removed and replaced with sand
or the like. Grass-covered ground bordering or within a bunker is
not part of the bunker. The margin of a bunker extends vertically
downwards but not upwards. A ball is in a bunker when it lies in
or any part of it touches the bunker."
Up next we will deal with putting. |
