Short Game · Technique

Add chest speed not hip speed on long bunker shots

For the long greenside bunker shot, play your standard greenside bunker technique but create the extra distance with chest speed rather than your hips. Set up low with a flared left foot, pelvis forward and a touch of reverse tilt, then increase the speed you work the sand using your chest. Most players get this wrong by driving too much and transferring weight with the hips, which produces the thin or the really heavy miss, so stay planted and keep the legs quiet.