Tip no. 17 - Getting out of Bunkers
with Pachesham Golf Academy

You've heard on television - most pros would rather be in sand, than on a tight lie on grass around the green. Yet bunkers often strike fear into the heart of high-handicap golfers. Learn these simple tips, then spend some time gaining confidence in your local practice bunker, and banish that fear of the sand forever!

• If you struggle to get the ball out of bunkers or have difficulty controlling the distance of your bunker shots, there is a good chance your angle of attack into the sand is too steep. • The tour players have great control out of the bunkers because they come into the ball relatively shallow, and never dig the club head into the sand. • This is a great drill to improve your angle of attack and give you a shallower swing arc. Lightly put a foot print in the sand and place the ball 2 inches in front of the heel. Set up with the ball slightly ahead of centre and through impact try to remove the footprint with the club head.

THE COMPLETE ONE MINUTE TIPS, WITH   No. 1: Common Ball Flights - your golf ball is your teacher! No. 2: The Set Up - grip, stance and posture No. 3: The Straight Shot - getting the basics right No. 4: The Fade - for a gently-curving, soft-landing shot No. 5: The Pull - trees down the left? No worries! No. 6: The Hook - commonest fault in lower handicappers No. 7: The Pull Hook - eliminate this destructive shot No. 8: The Draw - for a penetrating, powerful ball flight No. 9: The Push - water to the right? No problem! No. 10: The Slice - cure this curse of the high handicapper No. 11: The Push Slice - fix it and keep out of the thick stuff No. 12: The Swing - backswing and downswing explained No. 13: Distance - tips for hitting it further No. 14: Pitching - master this basic scoring shot No. 15: Chipping - turn three into two around the green No. 16: The Lob - loft it and stop it close - like 'Lefty'! No. 17: Bunker Shots - no need to fear these any more! No. 18: Putting - tips and drills to end those three-putts No. 19: Awkward Lies - uphill, downhill and sidehill shots No. 20: The Thin or Top - fix this infuriating fault No. 21: The Fat or Duff - cure it and hit the ball clean! No. 22: Plugged Lies - don't give up, get out! No. 23: The Shank - how to cure 'the unmentionable' No. 24: Club Selection - some distance guidelines No. 25: Basic Rules - every golfer should know these No. 26: Course Management - learn to play the percentages For more help, see your PGA pro, or contact: Pachesham Golf Centre, Oaklawn Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 0BP For all Lesson Enquiries Email: lessons@pacheshamgolf.co.uk Tel: 01372 843453 - Web: www.pacheshamgolf.co.uk Copyright ©Pachesham Golf Centre 2011, reproduced with permission