SIMPLE WAY TO PLAY BUNKER SHOTS - GET OUT EVERY TIME

Job number one when you find yourself in a green side bunker is to get the ball out and give yourself a putt as your next shot, but they are not easy situations to deal with.
With so much information out there surrounding the bunker technique it can often be complicated and overwhelming, but in this video Chris shows you a simple way to play bunker shots that will enable you to get out every time.
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[@tonydandrea5715]

Hi Chris I always feel the same after I watch your videos. You do a great job and I feel like you’re an excellent instructor. I’m a hack but your instruction has helped me tremendously. Your way to build progression through your videos surpasses any others I’ve watched.

[@aartvdmolen]

Hi Chris, great advice - would love if you could do level 2-3-4 videos in addition to this one, as mini series on sand play, as there is not much out there how to manage shot length and spin from sand lies

[@ryanalley2446]

Great Video, nicely explained and simple to understand!

[@JMAC85]

Great Video Chris! As the title says you keep things very simple and easy to remember. Your pitching and chipping videos have helped big time as well thanks again!!

[@ShepMike3934]

Great video Chris. Thanks.

[@golfnutnz9274]

Another great lesson Chris, especially as this is one of my weaknesses in my game. I also wanted to tell you that for the first time ever, I’ve just hit a handicap of single figures and at 63 I feel that ain’t a bad achievement. However, it’s an achievement that is totally attributed to the fact that I’ve been following your videos for the last two years or so, I truly do not believe I could have done it without being able to watch your lessons over and over again. I am grateful and thankful for what you do. I sincerely hope that you attain your rightful place at the top of the golf coaching fraternity. Cheers Clive

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Wow thanks Clive and congrats on getting the handicap so low, really glad the videos have helped 👍

[@ruudengelhart5127]

Chris, great tips. Question: do you shift weight during the swing or do you keep it on the left?

[@joec6901]

Great video on sand play. Can't wait to try the tips. Very useful & simple.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Joseph 👍

[@anthonyjones2228]

Great video this helped me know end!!

[@johnrobson1122]

Another superb instructional video, nice ☝️

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks John 👍

[@npxmnpxm]

Wow, great point about the mental aspects between #1 and #2, that's probably me right now.

[@davidwalters313]

Excellent tip Chris. Thanks

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks David

[@Jordan-oc5bj]

great video Chris!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Jordan 👍

[@DDH54]

Great video Chris well explained thanks.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks David

[@brianwilliamson7977]

Great video Chris

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Brian 👍

[@cherrynip]

Most bunkers I get into have comparatively harder sand, so very difficult to skim through. I tend to play there without trying to scoop much sand, if at all.

[@stevenwhiting8941]

Excellent video, when I finally overcame my sand demons is when my club pro said to me what you said, "don't hit the ball but the sand behind it." My sand demons gone, no longer fear the bunker.

[@owenfrost76]

Even watching this fills mewith dread Chris, I hate bunkers! Thank god they're all GUR round my way still. I'll revisit this once they're not though, as it's exactly how I need to approach a bunker shot!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Owen and hope it helps, may be worth trying to find a practice bunker to help build some confidence too

[@povrtsux1]

Excellent!!!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Omar

[@kevinm.8403]

Chris, thanks for another great golf video. I’m comfortable with the open face at address, so I guess I’m “level 2”. My question is: How do YOU get the ball to go 5, 10, 15, and 20 yards? Do you change the club? Do you change the degree that you open the club? Do you change the tempo/speed of your swing? Do you change where you strike the sand? Or, do you change the length of your backswing? I’m thinking it’s the latter but I’m not certain. Thank you.

[@edwardbrown6901]

Great video Chris..simple and fast way to get out. Could you add level 2 and 3 video to bunker play..thanks

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Ed will look to add these soon

[@elliscucksey186]

Thanks for this. Another great video. Can you talk a little bit about how to handle slopes in sand? Shots when the ball isn't level with your feet.

[@peterseibold7633]

Great video - how do you play the downhill lie / back of bunker shot? I always hit it thin.

[@midlifebiker7424]

Great explanation as always Chris. I use a 60 deg with 4 bounce because in my mind it goes through the sand easier and I tend to be a shallower hitter anyway. Im ok at getting out of bunkers, and does opening up a 56 almost replicate a 60?

[@MikeinAustin]

“So many golfers rack up big numbers out of the bunker…” :raises hand:

[@joebradley7317]

What a great teacher you are, Don't know why you are not on tour because you just look the part & you got game.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Joe, I think the wife would quite like me to be playing on tour as it would mean I have every weekend off 😂

[@bighaggis76]

As always great video Chris. The problem i seem to be having at the moment is badly maintained bunkers with an inch or two of soft fluffy sand sat on top of rock hard compacted sand. As soon as I open the face it just skips off the hard stuff and I blade it....any tips?

[@handersonrizal532]

thanks for share chris.. bytheway how to aim pin target with same swing? should we move 45% to left from pin target ?

[@gordonsteen5266]

Chris where do you reccommend your sternum be positioned in relation to the ball for playing bunker shots

[@jasonlee5279]

Hi Chris, as per other commenter some of us aren't lucky to have nice sandy bunkers like you are playing out of where using the bounce works. Can you please a video for bunkers without sand (hardpan) which is a completely different technique? Thanks.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Jason, tough evening there is no sand, but this technique would work fine, the only adjustment I would make would be to try and hit a little closer to the ball and to leave the face square at set up 👍

[@randymahony8157]

Chris I'd like to know how you feel about the "butterfly grip" while in the bunker ?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Randy, I’ve seen it used to great effect but have never personally coached it as I’ve not felt it’s been needed. I think for most adjusting the hold can put them too far out of their comfort zone before they have even taken the club away

[@K2Lind]

Hey Chris great video. Would like to understand more about the swing in sand. Is it the same as a normal swing? Is the release different?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

A normal swing will get the ball out provided the strike is correctly behind the ball, for more advanced shots the release does change a little, but if the job is to get out then can be as the normal swing 👍

[@leighd5017]

In the downswing are your hands ahead of the ball at contact with the sand?

[@darrenaustralia3623]

What about lowering the golf handle when you open the face ?

[@TheStallion234]

For beginners, Callaway and Cleveland make some wedges like the SureOut that are really great for those who have trouble getting out of the sand traps.

[@erniemurdock8658]

I watched the whole video and not once did he say go out and practice. If you want to get better you have to practice. Not go to the range and pound your driver for two hours.

[@TheStallion234]

Ernie Murdock I think it’s a given considering this whole channel is about learning new practice techniques to improve your game

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yeah they do, the equipment is really important 👍

[@midlifebiker7424]

@@erniemurdock8658 Im hoping you are a senior and not insulting our intelligence. We all know we need to practice but we need to practice the correct way. Practice doesnt make perfect, perfect practice makes perfect. Happy golfing..

[@mikeclare4008]

Hi Chris The trouble I have is that if I open the club face and do everything you teach, my club goes underneath the ball and it stays I the bunker. Have you got any advice please?

[@buddhatbay9041]

Hi Chris...saw your video, however didn't see anything that I haven't seen on other videos on how to get out of sand. Was hoping to get answers to such things as (1) how hard should one be swinging (2) should one be slapping the sand or trying to skim through the sand (or is there something else one should be trying to do with the club (3) why is one digging into the sand despite having the club face wide open or alternatively (4) why is one thinning the ball despite having the ball forward in the stance....maybe these are beyond the scope of this video, I don't know....thanks.

[@paulwalker8113]

Good video, as per usual. What's your advice in hard sand as this is the majority of bunkers in my area. Thanks

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Paul, in fact this technique would work perfectly. Opening the face can make it tricky from hard packed sand, so this square face method would Be best

[@paulwalker8113]

@@ChrisRyanGolf excellent, I'll keep that in mind. Many thanks 👍

[@alczhou]

Great video as always Chris. I am exactly the type you mentioned who doesn't know how to hit a shot once the face is wide open. Do you think it will work if I set my club square initially then cup my wrist excessively during my backswing and keep it that way throughout the shot? Thanks a lot.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

I would personally say that harder to manage, so I’d say play it with a square face and work away from the course on learning how to play the shot with the open face 👍

[@alczhou]

@@ChrisRyanGolf Thanks Chris, really appreciated it.

[@paulmaguire2683]

Is it ok to 'pick' the ball out (hit it without taking any sand) of a bunker that is 100 yd from the green

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Yes absolutely this would be the best option from that distance 👍

[@jeffberger7890]

Chris, would like to know when to transition from open to square club face, depending on hardness of sand.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Jeff, unfortunately that a tough one to answer as it comes from experience and reps hitting shots from various types of sand. True that for firmed sand a square face often works best, but tough to say exactly when this would be the best option.

[@erniemurdock8658]

If the sand is very hard then just "chip it out". Gary Player said if the sand is hard use your wedge and just chip the ball out of the bunker. I'm sure Gary Player knows a lot more than Chris Ryan.

[@shubr66]

Ernie Murdock what a stupid , pointless comment , you are a mug

[@callumclark3358]

I agree, that was disrespectful and uncalled-for. I'm sure Gary would agree too.

[@joeperez3520]

For decades, it was common instruction to open your stance a good deal with bunker shots. What caused the paradigm shift towards a more square stance in greenside bunkers?

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Very true Joe, I’d still open my stance a little if I opened the face of the club, but true far more common now to stand fairly square. I think it’s just a development of understanding and appreciation of how the club works best with the sand, both techniques can achieve great results

[@joeperez3520]

ChrisRyanGolf Thanks! In my last bunker lesson the procedure I was told to follow was... square stance, then open clubface, then shift feet to open stance until the open clubface is square to the target, then dig in.

[@sontan3124]

good to know that i can have the face square if i'm not comfortable with an open face. everybody says to open the face and i can't get out of the bunker. I will try square face and setting up square to target. LOL, i'm one of those folks who mentally and physically can't hit with an open face in bunker!

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

You certainly won’t be alone, so many struggle when they see the face open, try a square face and I hope helps

[@bobbyk3469]

Easily the worst part of my game. I'm fine in firm sand, but most courses I play on have soft deep sand. Costs me a few strokes a round. Hope this helps.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Thanks Bob, adapting to different types of sand is tough, plus it can be hard to practice these shots

[@erniemurdock8658]

Hey Chris if you so good why aren't you on the tour?.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

Hey Ernie, because I’m not that good, not even close to being that good to compete on tour 👍

[@midlifebiker7424]

Ernie, what is your problem??? If you are that good why are you watching and not making vids yourself. Stop being rude, its insulting...

[@erniemurdock8658]

@@ChrisRyanGolf Then what you should do is teach the fundamentals don't think that everyone knows the fundamentals because they don't. I taught golf for 30 years and I always started off with the fundamentals. Grip, Setup, ball position in the stance, stance and posture. Those are the five fundamentals you should start with. You'd be surprised who many players don't know. If your going to teach then teach right. When you tell someone to practice you tell them to practice with a purpose not go out and pound drivers for two hours.

[@Rodisflawless]

I've never been able to get out of a bunker in my life. In fact, I'm writing this comment from a bunker.

[@ChrisRyanGolf]

😂😂😂 this is the comment of the year so far, love it!

[@midlifebiker7424]

Deck chair and bucket at hand..