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SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2020

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BY JOE FRITZ, PGA Golf Instructor O ne common misconcep- tion most golfers have when they are in a greenside bunker is that they have to "hit the ball" out of the sand. Instead, we should actually be thinking about removing the sand from underneath the ball in order to accomplish our objec- tive. This can be done mostly with the setup as well as a slight adjustment to your swing. THE SETUP Assuming we have a relatively flat lie and the ball is sitting level, we will do the following: With a sand wedge, place your feet slightly wider than shoulder- width apart and lean forward with your lower body so your weight is distributed about two- thirds to the front and one-third to the back. From here, you can open the club face slightly to help get the ball up in the air with some spin. But be careful. If you open the face too much, the club will not dig deep enough to remove enough sand from under the ball, and you'll be hitting shots over the green. THE SWING Now that you're set up, the swing path is going to be slightly outside-in through impact, with the major key being to accelerate through the shot, even if small. When practicing, hit a few bunker shots without the ball, and try opening and closing the club face to feel how less or more sand will come out with each swing. This is how you can learn dis- tance control out of those green- side bunkers. SUCCESS IN THE SAND How to get it up and down from greenside bunkers GAME IMPROVEMENT L E A R N M O R E A B O U T G O L F I N S T R U C T I O N AT C L A S S I C C LU B

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