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How
to play the bunker shot .
by Paulus
Tenney
The bunker
shot is one of the most important shots to master if you
intend on being a Mongrel Masters Champion. The Palm Beach
Links course is littered with bunkers. The largest
stretching the entire eastern perimeter of the course.
So the chances are you will land in a bunker and you are
going to be in deep shit.
On such an
occasion I have developed what I call the 'pooper scooper'
swing to get you out of the shit, when you land in it.
THE GRIP
I use the unconventional shovel grip. I hold the club as 1
would a shovel or spade. With hands spread apart and even
pressure on all fingers.
THE STANCE
The stance is wide open, with the front foot pointing at
the hole, while the back foot is parallel to the ball.
Weight is distributed onto the front foot.
THE SWING
A fluent scooping motion with the club entering the sand
right under the ball. The club must finish over your left
shoulder.
The chances
are that if you use this stroke you wont get the ball out
of me bunker. I said at me beginning the secret to being a
Mongrel Masters Champion is his bunker play. I am no
Mongrel Masters Champion!
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