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Short Game · Technique

Firm bunker sand: open the face but lean the shaft

On this lie you have to get steeper. Open the club face but lean the handle forward and get your left shoulder much lower, which steepens the attack.

Channel: Dan Grieve

Watch official source at 35:12

Why this context matters

Contrasted against soft/fluffy sand, where a shallower released action is used.