Firm bunker play

Feel like you are digging the heel of the club into the ground.

Think of it as a tight lie. It’s still a bunker shot but just tighter. Use the bounce meets bunker shot. Accelerate!

I am writing all suggestions down.

With a putter

I try just nipping it out with a 52 degree. In firm/wet bunkers hitting mostly ball.

So the firmer the lie the less bounce is required. If it’s firm I’ll either go to my 54 but still will use my 58. I’m not opening the face cause as you open the face the more bounce you are adding and the more that club will bounce and you will hit thin shots. Try squaring the face and squatting and throw those hands down at that ball. Fast hands daddy!!

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Chappy, when are you coming over

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I had a crazy busy yet fun summer. I went to Montgomery a couple of times, but stayed with family the whole time.

Im not sure when Ill be back toward Houston.

If it's really firm sand, I've been chipping it out just as I would if I were on the fringe around the green.

Which technique worked best for you Bopper?

I vary between squaring up and almost chipping IF no lip and plenty of room versus leading with the heel when I’m short side and DEEP face.

Does anyone keep extra wedges with very little bounce and change them out depending on the venue, weather etc?

Ours got so thin that I ordered a 64 degree wedge. It worked, but I could not hit it 50 yards so I gave it to a friend who really liked it in the practice area because he could just square up and get it out of a thin bunker everytime.

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Haven't had a chance to try anything yet.

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Hit a little further behind the ball than you usually do and come in a lot steeper with some speed, and square face. It’s easier to do than a normal bunker shot, and you’ll get it quick

I’ll do it in completely compacted wet sand that you would never actually play out of and it pops right out