2005 U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell shares his most necessary setup suggestions for extra success when hitting from greenside bunkers.
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After taking part in in a Member-Visitor event this previous weekend, it’s clear my golf sport’s not practically the place it must be — particularly in terms of seeing success on greenside bunker pictures.
Whereas my tee pictures and irons have improved, my quick sport has been atrocious, with a number of skulled or chunked pictures resulting in pointless strokes.
For instance, it took me three probabilities to flee a difficult greenside pot bunker on a par-3 throughout this previous weekend’s event. Nevertheless it didn’t simply wreck that gap, however it spiraled me uncontrolled — crushing my confidence anytime I wanted to hit a bunker shot the remainder of the spherical.
However the one approach to enhance on greenside bunker pictures is to apply — which most amateurs don’t do. As an alternative of simply hitting ball after ball, although, 2005 U.S. Open champion Michael Campbell says concentrate on the setup first, which would be the quickest approach towards seeing optimistic outcomes.
Learn how to construct a constant greenside bunker setup
Within the video above, Campbell breaks down easy methods to get the best setup for greenside bunker pictures. Whereas all these pictures can go away you with difficult lies that intimidate even the very best golfers, by utilizing the main champion’s suggestions, you’ll maintain issues easy and have the muse for fulfillment.
Campbell begins by explaining your clubface angle and weight distribution, saying the face must be open (permitting it to glide by way of the sand), and your weight must be closely favoring your lead facet.
“The clubface must be open to the goal, which exposes the again of the membership extra, so it’ll bounce within the sand,” Campbell says. “Subsequent, widen your [lead side], placing about 80 % of your weight on that entrance leg. You’re going to maintain it there during your swing.”
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Subsequent he shares the place he prefers to purpose and easy methods to keep physique management so to not lean again and attempt to scoop the ball out of the greenside bunker — which is a typical mistake beginner gamers make.
“I prefer to purpose simply barely left of the goal, after which [it’s important to keep] your heart of gravity extra in the direction of the sand,” he says. “On the best way by way of, be sure your weight goes ahead and by no means backwards — as a result of generally your instincts let you know to raise the ball up into the air by going backwards, however that’s not right.”
Lastly, he visualizes the place he needs the membership to hit the sand earlier than the ball, whereas sustaining a pleasant, fluid swing movement during his end.
“I attempt to visualize coming into the sand about two inches behind the ball, widening that entrance facet [and keeping it there], after which shifting your heart of gravity ahead,” Campbell says.
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