3 Golf Bunker Myths you MUST KNOW ABOUT!

[@ponnappaganapathy9941]

For me I decide on my bunker club depending on the condition of the sand. Soft and fluffy calls for my high bounce 55* SW and hard pan calls for my low bounce 60* LW

[@bigdaddio1959]

That is why I think bounce and not loft is the most important factor

[@GolfQuestChannel]

Love the line "if you start playing around and goofing around with things you don't normally do that's gonna get us into a huge amount of trouble".... you mean I can't flop it like Phil if I try it once maybe twice a round? INCONCEIVABLE!

[@badgermoon9229]

@@chuckhutch4104 I have a 64 degree wedge that is fun to make those flops with, but sometimes all it does is make me cry.

[@clintsanderson6019]

Actually, the BIGEST MYTH is when my courses actually claim there’s sand in our bunkers!

[@williamcornelison4721]

Ain't that the truth.... Ha ha hhahahahah You nailed it...

[@brucechase9036]

hahahaha must be playing Beckwith Golf Club

[@_warren6659]

Same

[@justinnelson1483]

I've saw road base softer than the "sand" in the bunkers on my home course!

[@robhouchin8263]

Clint had the best tip of all, and truth.

[@joetrigger4538]

Loved the ending to this one!!!! Good tips, I always fell for the open face and 2 inches behind. Excited to try and take the legs out during the next bunker sesh

[@braga786]

Matt do a video on a hard bunker sand.. That is the course 75 percent of weekend golfer play on municipal course that have a very hard sand..

[@duanedibly7170]

Hi Mrshortgame 😀 I'm down under in Oz here, & our courses are a little different than yours. 1 example is that our Greens are only usually about half the size of yours. But I love your videos & you are a great online coach. A lot of your tips have helped me out a lot on the Course so that's much appreciated. Keep the videos coming Man 👍 Cheers

[@Teeder]

The better the. course, the better the bunkers and the tee decks. It’s a challenge to find good bunkers to practise hitting shots out of. As a result, I try to avoid bunkers, or I tighten up whenever I’m in one because I’m not expecting good things to happen on my first two or three attempts to exit. The beauty of this video is its practicality. It addresses the fact that most average golfers never practice this shot. Use a 52 degree wedge, knock the legs out from under the ball, don’t open the face too much, square stance, and have some fun. I’ll try to remember this next time I play at a course with decent bunkers. Golf courses should not have bunkers if they won’t maintain them! A grass bunker can be challenging too. Maybe the money saved could be directed towards expanding and improving their tee decks. Just suggestions to consider.

[@any1younger]

I’m sorry! I wrote earlier that you were wrong because your sand and bunker conditions were too easy. HOWEVER- I’ve now tried your suggestion under competition conditions today, and can attest that you are dead right. I can now drop my 60’ that I only used for bunkers, and can add a club higher up my bag. My 56’ was perfectly capable of doing exactly the same role if played ‘without taking x3” of sand. I apologise, and thank you for helping me. I am a 63yrs old 9 h’cap and wish I’d known this x40yrs ago!

[@TMar1961]

I've used a square face out of the bunkers for 30+ years; it works fine and you can get spin, loft, or run out by adjusting how much sand you take. I could never hit a 'traditional' bunker shot well so I had to find another way that worked for me.

[@TheRyanRanch]

Matt, if that flag stick was 3ft from the bunker, would you use a lower lofted club still, with the face open ? Or ?

[@thomasesparza9175]

I agree about keeping the face more square to the target. I'm been doing that for years! It's very important in those wet bunkers to help with digging into the sand!

[@richdouglas2311]

I use a lob wedge out of most bunkers because I can square the club instead of a hit-across-the-body-with-an-open-faced-club shot I don't get to practice enough. The point about hitting right behind the ball is great, because if you do aim for a spot a few inches behind it, you'll bottom out and dig in--or you'll blade it on the upswing. Great video.

[@davidfowles1252]

Your timing is impeccable, your little skits drop during lunchtime here in England so I can enjoy them while I break from work !

[@GolfQuestChannel]

"your little skits" lol - brilliant.

[@paulgouge1896]

Match your clubs to your game and course conditions. Hard packed - low bounce, fluffy -high bounce. View Bob Vokey wedge selection on You tube then get fitted. 90 %of mistakes are made before a stroke in set up (addressing the ball) and club design is the final component.

[@donaldkellyman2444]

Good pointers Matt.i have ignored the 2 to 3 inch behind ball and most lofted club rule.i use a 52* wedge for soft or fluffy sand and also use it for hard sand.same wedge 52*.soft sand ball ctr.of stance slight open face,done.hard sand ball slight left ctr.of stance,close face slightly,done.soft and hard sand require different applications.you will skull the ball more in hard sand with open club face,too much bounce off hard surface.

[@stratovani]

When it comes to bunkers remember the Three Gets. 1 - Get out. 2 - Get it on the green. 3 - Get it close to the hole. Any two of those three are very good!

[@Jono2905]

I believe you are right; don't open the face (shank time) and as you say, slice under the ball to cut off it's legs. It's the sand that moves the ball, not the club.

[@cameronmitchell8440]

I always use the 52 shot a 77 today with 11 pars and 1 birdie

[@mixter7x7]

6:20 - watch his swing path. He's been doing it so long - he doesn't realize he does it. He swings his club across his body from outside to inside - crossing / slicing the ball. You can see the right spin when the ball hits the ground and rebounds right. Cutting across the ball in sand prevents the club from " chunking " digging into the sand and stopping. He never mentions this, but it's the most effective part of his swing. Cross your body a little with the club head. Your club won't chunk into the sand. Don't hit your shin.

[@dannyooi4951]

Totally true. I stand square and use a 46 pitching wedge out of the bunker

[@robbie192]

Awesome! Thanks...my game struggled when I went w the 60...

[@gnakashi]

Matt, this video is great! I do ALL 3 of these myths and can't wait to try what you prescribed. The only question I have is: With a slightly open stance, where is the ball placement? Thanks!

[@meredithstading6341]

The front of your stance (;

[@careydunn8227]

my 60 may have just been retired from the beach. Other tips were great as well. Thanks for keeping us grounded in getting the ball on the green and in the cup!

[@jarisalmi6484]

I love to show this video to my golf friend! They try to hit like pros, open club face ext. but their always need two shots atleast! I try many times told them same like you show! I hope they believe you😇

[@roncarlton1882]

Good video. I like what you said about open the face. I’ve been struggling lately with bunker play. I’ve blasted the ball a long way out of the bunker as I hit the dreaded bladed shot. I practiced after the round with normal or slightly open face. Much better results. The hardest thing is controlling distance and making decent contact with the sand.

[@normancuillerier]

that's what I do. the best part of my game. every shot out of the bunker is different short and long bunker shots. also different speeds.Different sand situation. must practice. great lesson though great teacher. regards pal. Keep up the excellent work.

[@thomasesparza9175]

You tip of trying to hit under the ball is great! What I do is imagining the ball on a tee and I just think about clipping the tee out from under the ball...it usually works most of the time! 🙂

[@markfreeman2139]

Short game my putting has certainly improved since I watched your vlog of plumb bob absolutely awesome cheers bud

[@michaelswisher8630]

Great advice. Most of the bunker advice we get pertains to pro-level players hitting out of perfect sand. I once heard a PGA broadcast pontificator proclaim that the greenside bunker shot is the easiest one in golf. Well, not for this 12-handicapper often hitting out of some very thin, dirt-like sand. I once played with a guy who putted out of every bunker (and he seemed to hit just about everyone on the course). He never was close to the hole, but he was on the green every time for a 2-putt.

[@uscbigdawg]

Matt - Super helpful as usual. Your videos have helped with a big break through in my chipping. Question: In the sand, when we’re cutting the ball’s legs out, do we want to drag the club in a similar way as chipping? Thanks again and love the country club videos! If we end up joining one (possibly soon), you’re invited if you’re ever in AZ.

[@davidwalker5665]

I usually don't have issues with fairway bunkers but green side bunkers mess with my head more than hitting over water. I really have to work very hard to relax my swing. Good tips, thanks.

[@dennisdobin8640]

All good advice, my simple advice is to hit the sand before and under the ball to your target and practice. If the bunker has anything in it that resembles soft sand, I'm happy using a 64%,the more compact the material is in the bunker the lower the loft.

[@rickt8798]

Great simple solutions to getting on the green from the sand. Sometimes when I open the face I have the fear of sliding the club underneath the ball. But I understand it better by your video. Thanks, RT

[@claytonpetree527]

Nice video. I'd like to know more about this "sand wedge draw shot" out of bunkers. The local club champ says current ball technology doesn't favor the splash and everyone needs to learn the draw out of bunkers for most shots... He's a +3.5, worked for Titleist, etc. I saw Tiger and Dustin Johnson talking about it in a video maybe last fall that TM put out. So curious what you think of that - maybe a good video topic?

[@amandabenton4085]

Love your tips, for better control 🎉

[@jacksondavis7762]

Good stuff. I had always laid the face wide open with wildly varying results, and when I started just opening it a tiny bit, like one or two "ticks" instead of five, then I got way more consistent.

[@interestedbystander196]

I like it. I think the biggest bunker game-changer tip for me was to set up to the ball like I'm sitting on a stool (staying low and forcing a shallow swing) and _not stopping_ my swing - i.e. swing right through, not stopping at the ball.

[@AntonioLopez-fr7xr]

I'm going to try your advise because my game in the bunker sucks 😕 and I've doing all the myths you just covered.

[@smokinjaws3310]

I couldn’t get out of a bunker to save my life, and did exactly what you said. Square face and basically flip the clip at impact. Now I’m no longer afraid of bunkers.

[@spakuloid]

I'm a great bunker player because my natural shot is slightly fat. I just swing normally in a bunker with my 58 - pops right out. It's OUT of the bunker with a 7i that I have to think hit in FRONT of the ball - weight shift off back foot etc... .

[@jasonwarlond6743]

The idea of not trying to hit 2 inches behind it, but rather bottoming out under the ball helped a lot. Cheers Matt!

[@stevemcvay2220]

New subscriber here, I’ve been loving the videos. Especially the ones of you showing us the super expensive memberships and courses! Keep making the awesome videos man! Love that you don’t show every single shot too. Most people show every single shot and their videos are suuuuper long! We don’t always wanna see the whole game. We just want to see some nice holes and some nice shots. Keep doing what you’re doing man as your reviews and tip videos and just everything you’ve done has been great! Much love from a new fan in Greenville, SC.

[@noonster55]

You know, I think you are one of the only golf pros saying this kinda stuff. Most get way too technical. As if all of us have some place to actually practice out of a bunker or lots of time...

[@jimgibbons2418]

Gary Player gave the best tip I heard to get out of the bunker. Imagine the ball is on a tee and try to take the top of the tee off.

[@billywilds1779]

Nice job on swing thoughts through the bunker

[@benstumpf2705]

You’re so knowledgeable I love you’re videos I’ve learned so much about golf , I was wondering if you could do a budget golf video where you test out some of the cheapest products on the market and see what’s worth it for people new or maybe just interested in golf , also any tips for tall golfers would be appreciated

[@vpf5295]

Ha ha! I have fallen for all three of these myths! I especially see a difference with not opening the face. Great tips. Can you do a session on the tempo and how far back we should go with the back swing?

[@ronmullard5718]

Iuse 56 or 52 depending on distance to hole with face square to hole ,only time I open face is if hole is close or if ball is close to the face of the bunker and need more height to miss the lip ...

[@biagiocozza8875]

Great video. For me, the loft of the club depends on how far I need to carry the ball, and the type of sand that I’m playing from.

[@kterlau1036]

Another great program my friend. Be well.

[@joer8273]

Great content as always. A joy to watch. Just an added note of clarification for others: during a round, a player is not allowed to ground the club in the sand, which would include drawing a line.

[@Whitewolf76802]

You obviously, never heard the word, practice, when he was explaining the line.

[@joer8273]

@@Whitewolf76802 actually, I have. I I practice quite often, believe it or not. Bunkers too. I was simply reminding people of the rule since I’ve seen way too often people do this. I’m pretty certain I wasn’t correcting him, so relax.

[@Whitewolf76802]

@@joer8273 You're the one that seems a bit uptight mate.

[@Al-su5bj]

Absolutely right on on the loft‼️‼️

[@mikejones-go8vz]

My problem is the different lies my ball ends up in when I catch a bunker, unraked, downslope, and last week hit 3 bunkers, 2 shots to get out of one, too short on another, and flew the green on the 3rd! All of your solutions would have worked I’m sure, looking forward to next Sunday 😬 Now, how do I manage to draw every drive in a round and then slice out of bounds on the last 🤔😳

[@donatroux3236]

I've been having a horrible time with my bunker play, and tonight, I've been watching all your bunker videos. About two years ago, one of your bunker videos actually advocated opening your wedge ALL THE WAY, even to the point of being able to sit your golf ball on your wedge. Now here you say NOT to open your wedge. Have things changed? Which will help me more?

[@JL-qo7cs]

I like your style, buddy. You try to make it fun. Thanks

[@Panay6969]

This is what i been practicing. hit the ball like your hitting it from a turf. No bounce needed

[@Moishe555]

Thank you for the lesson mr shortgame

[@songman68]

That is exactly right, you don't have to open the face in the bunker, I don't open it at all and it works great for me.

[@jasonmclean5937]

I like your videos when you go to these high end golf courses in reviewing

[@peter2qg]

Great advice. I will change from my 58 to 54 and see what happens.

[@Cpreston]

I’m going to try that 52 next I’m in there. Great tips

[@walterwinstanley8502]

Absolute gold dust! Those three myths, which seem to be taught by most pro’s, have made me inconsistent in bunkers, to put it mildly, for years. Thank you for pointing them out!

[@joegaspar4128]

Love it! Best advice for avg golfer

[@Soul-Taker]

My local course doesn't have any bunkers so there's no chance of me practicing too much. Great tips though! A lot of general information out there which isn't particularly helpful. Outdated, is probably the best way to describe it.

[@edgriffin7634]

Mr. Short game, you are the best! You always give Great tips for the game. Kudos to you ⛳️

[@justmythought1586]

Lately a lot of public courses don't have as much sand anymore. Almost hard packed at times. I punch it like I am hitting our of thick grass now. Square the face.

[@telmore117]

You may have covered this but I am struggling with taking a divot after I contact the ball? Maybe a video on how to make proper contact with the ball and take the correct divot?

[@ballforegolf]

Thanks for the reminders. I keep getting caught between clubs, setup, etc. Can you do a video that teaches us how to get out of wet sand vs fluffy sand? In Las Vegas, we have hard sand, rocky sand, wet sand, fuffy sand, no sand... our bunkers really suck overall here. Thanks again.

[@kashmere1717]

Excellent tips, thank you!

[@thomasesparza9175]

Considering about how much swing I put on the club, I focus on the top of the flag as my aiming point.

[@floydgilreath1875]

I use a 56 degree wedge and open the blade, use 60 degree only if short sided.

[@roncarlton1882]

Very informative and useful techniques. You’re absolutely correct about choosing the correct lofts in the bunker. Keep up the great content.

[@benjamingonzales7051]

Loved every tip. Thank you. 🍻

[@davidwalters313]

Excellent tips thanks. Have you covered the downhill lie in the bunker? A nightmare in a medal round

[@mikeschaller6118]

My league course has ton-O-sand so as much as I'd like to say I won't need this advise, I know I will need it. How about plugged in sand tips. I always need two strokes to get out of those.

[@heypaul1971]

Another short and sweet gem, MSG. Keep ‘em coming!

[@dmilano56]

Touch on the speed of hands in different sand shot's if any. I find I hit to close or to far from ball. With the obvious consequences. Of course the courses I go to the inconsistency of what they call greenside bunkers leaves a lot to be desired.

[@larryps]

For years and years I have only used my 60 degrees lob wedge with very mixed results. With bad results actually. Last week I accidentally brought my 51 degrees gap wedge, and I got much better results. That's my bunker club of choice from now on.

[@richardjames7003]

Great tips again Matt - perfecto!!

[@rolandsteele2986]

Great video, it’s a huge gamble for me in the sandbox, will definitely practice this. Thanks for all you do!! Also loving the podcast thing your doing.

[@Klimwriter]

Loving the content, how about a video about playing with less clubs? Say, 8 or 9 only. What do you leave out and why? My 9 club setup is currenty: Driver, 3 wood or 5 wood (depending on my state of mind), 21 degree hybrid, 5, 6,8,P, SW, putter.

[@paulmartin1971]

Always enjoy your videos. Fun and friendly, and not too serious. If you want to be serious, stay at the office. The golf course should be for fun!

[@Whitewolf76802]

Well explained. Thanks.

[@daucdauc]

I have learned a technic where you do like a large chip staying tall and opening just a little the club to use the bounce to get under the ball. It works fine for me. What do you think about it?

[@brucevanwyk3257]

Some more great advise! Thanks for sharing these great tips. Now it is time to go out and apply them.

[@Gnarley69]

My bunker shot mantra...out is good, green is great, close is a bloody miracle.

[@jamesricci9560]

Loved this one. How about length of your backswing or speed? That’s crucial also. Thanks again

[@JR-fb1qs]

Most courses I play, the bunker is 10% sand 90% concrete. I have to wait for the kids skateboarding in there to clear out before I rocket my ball across the green into the other bunker. Any advice on how to play from the cart path, err compacted bunker?

[@no1scaddie]

Awesome video as always Matt! Thanks again for the great tips, looking forward to using these on my next round. Cheers bud!

[@stevenhope3697]

luv ya man! you are always a joy to watch!

[@richardargent2304]

Nice one quality tips thanks

[@johnnicastro5931]

Your spanish was on point in this video

[@franksfiddle9031]

"that is no beuno" just became my new favourite phrase after a poor shot ... thank you

[@brentborne7207]

Matt what about keeping the hands low in the bunker. Is that a myth too because it looked like you were not trying to do that when you were in the sand

[@NAVY1968]

Thank you - Thank you - Thank YOU

[@dennispatrickkiley390]

Love point 2, cutting the legs off the ball by sliding through underneath the ball.

[@CarlosTorres-kp2oj]

Great lessons always around the golf course you're really good and excellent explanations.. gracias amigo..

[@mattlehto1068]

“Under” the ball is the tip that was a game changer for me in bunkers.

[@HKRoad]

Excellent stuff thank you

[@donaldnoe7222]

Love watching you keep it coming ty Mr short game