{"id":228497,"date":"2019-10-03T16:41:42","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T16:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/how-to-hit-a-longer-bunker-shot\/"},"modified":"2022-10-06T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T12:13:45","slug":"how-to-hit-a-longer-bunker-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/how-to-hit-a-longer-bunker-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Bunker Lesson 5 &#8211; 60 yard shot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>No one enjoys this lengthy bunker shot &#8211; and for good reason. If\nwe don&#8217;t catch the ball exactly how we want to, the result can be a duff that\nbarely gets out of the trap or a bladed shot over the green into, potentially,\ndeep trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a rule, I would try to avoid this kind of situation at all\ncosts. That means using your shot planning so that you don&#8217;t take aim lines\nthat could leave you facing this shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<figure><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x4N1pCl1oKo?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set-Up<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is played like a standard pitch shot so that means having\nyour weight leaning toward the target with your sternum left of the ball. The\nball position is in the centre of your stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Swing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Because of this shot&#8217;s likeness to a pitch, keep your lower half still and stable (although rotating through the shot).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep your chest turning through the shot and move up and through as you would a 60-yard pitch. If you stay down after the ball then you will hit too much sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, don&#8217;t forget to stay on your target side leg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Movement Psychology<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The key to remember here is that we are aiming to hit the ball\nfirst and then take a small divot. Any level of incongruity over this will lead\nto sloppy striking.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the fifth instalment of this bunker series, PGA Professional Dr Noel Rousseau analyses the tricky 60 yard shot with former European Tour player David Griffiths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":149233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[3037,4733,108,4742,4734,4735,406,4747,4738,4739,4745],"class_list":["post-228497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-instruction-19th-hole","tag-bunker-shot","tag-david-griffiths","tag-european-tour","tag-golf-bunker","tag-golf-coach-access","tag-golf-coaching","tag-golf-instruction","tag-lob-wedge","tag-noel-rousseau","tag-rob-clayden","tag-sand-wedge"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.8 (Yoast SEO v23.8) - 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