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Treat a fairway bunker like a tight lie, don't dig in

In a fairway bunker the instructor treats the shot like a tight lie rather than a greenside bunker shot. He walks in lightly on his tiptoes without settling or wallowing his feet into the sand so he doesn't lower himself, then swings down and takes a divot, keeping everything else the same.

Channel: Micah Morris

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Why this context matters

Fairway bunker with a mid-iron; he could not demonstrate it on the practice green.