The Only Simple Bunker Lesson You Will Need

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Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard

Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard

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The Only Simple Bunker Lesson You Will Need
How would you like to be better at bunker shots? How do we know how to swing? For those looking to get up and down more often, this video on The Only Simple Bunker Lesson You Will Need is for you. We have the golf swing and your total game broken down to the 5 most important keys in our Top Speed Golf System. In this video we'll cover some swing tips for bunker play, while improving key fundamentals! Start having real control of your game. Be able to hit any shot in golf! We’ll teach you.
I look forward to working with you much more in the future with Top Speed Golf. Good luck with your golf.
Clay Ballard
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@727sky
@727sky 11 ай бұрын
you are lucky to have good sand in your bunkers. We have wet hard packed bunkers at many courses in Asia.. Only option is to actually chip the ball out of the muck. Think baked mud for a surface or something slightly softer than concrete !
@myronbuck2436
@myronbuck2436 3 жыл бұрын
I have an excellent bunker shot, and although I visualize it differently, this video explains why it works. I imagine I am smacking the sand with my hand (instead of a club), hitting it hard enough to spray the sand all the way to the hole (that gives me the swing speed the video talks about). And I imagine hitting the sand so that I take a full handful of sand with the ball sitting on top (which is the same as the video talking about hitting 6" behind the ball). I'm so psyched for the snow to melt so I can try overlaying the instruction in this video on top of how I visualize it now.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing! Hope you can get out there soon. Best of luck!
@samgomolka6260
@samgomolka6260 4 жыл бұрын
Clay you have a great way of explaining the feel and physics of the gold swing. i just started my 3rd year. First round 118 and today i shot an 82. I have watched a thousand golf how to do videos and in the end yours ave made the biggest difference. Cheers.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sam! Sounds like you're on the right track. Keep up the good shooting!
@oo9John
@oo9John 4 жыл бұрын
To: Mr. Clay Ballard. your video is the best instruction I have ever seen on sand play. I implemented your advice in a competitive round and knocked it two feet from the hole on a long bunker shot. Thank You!
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! My pleasure!
@jonwright8236
@jonwright8236 3 жыл бұрын
thanks Clay for great advice on bunker shots, hopefully will help, have good weekend , greetings from Ireland
@sshinobu5901
@sshinobu5901 3 жыл бұрын
These tips absolutely work! Used it today and I consistently hit much better shots. Striking the sand 4-5 inches behind the ball was the key for me. Thanks!!
@lynnjacobs6975
@lynnjacobs6975 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! My daughter plays for her HS team. this is one of the most challenging shots for her. I am going to get her to watch your instruction....hopefully will help as she was told yesterday to hit the sand about 2-3 inches back from ball.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@MoorSmiles
@MoorSmiles 4 жыл бұрын
Super bunker lesson!! Great teacher. I did this at my last game and it worked!!!!! Thanks Clay!! Came out every time. Now just have to work out how to control the distance yet be aggressive with the swing. Thanks
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@stephencollins9224
@stephencollins9224 4 жыл бұрын
yesterday trouble with bunkers in the tournament after this video 5 for 5 today second day. Thank you very much.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Nice work!
@rodneyfox4498
@rodneyfox4498 4 жыл бұрын
Just loved this excellent but simple explanation how to successfully play out of bunkers. I took it to the course and experienced significant improvement in my bunker play.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@saxonleefowler
@saxonleefowler 4 жыл бұрын
Watched this video and the next day it saved me playing a couple of holes and getting stuck in the bunker. You sir are a golf teaching legend
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it. Thanks for the kind words!
@lucasshipsides1510
@lucasshipsides1510 3 жыл бұрын
i watched this on thursday and on saturday i had THREE sand saves. THREE!! (and the fourth came within an inch of going right into the cup). thank you Clay!!!
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Keep up the good work!
@michaelstefanelliBVM
@michaelstefanelliBVM 4 жыл бұрын
Great Video. I’m a pretty decent golfer 6 Index and struggled in the sand for the last few years. I always thought an inch or two behind the ball. And that has been my problem. Lots of skulls. I’m going to work on 4-6 inches behind on entry with fuller swings. Thanks
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped
@pinnwal8856
@pinnwal8856 3 жыл бұрын
Holy cow this video saved me! Just saying to me that I need to swing like it's a 70 yard wedge shot from the fairway, completely unlocked my bunker problems. I basically just hit a "fat" wedge shot, and I'm out beautifully every time. Thanks Clay!
@quantumpotential7639
@quantumpotential7639 2 жыл бұрын
Throw it up into the green on nice fluffy pillow of sand. Thanks. Now let us pray 🙏.
@robertstewart5235
@robertstewart5235 5 жыл бұрын
Man your videos are fantastic much better than most videos or lessons I have paid for. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@aaron8298
@aaron8298 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent videos I play off 10 I always watch your videos for tips great bunker video I don’t always land in them nice to understand the science behind the bunker shot 👍
@UKBLUE1
@UKBLUE1 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent greenside bunker video and I taught golf for 10 years. Great job!
@780Northface
@780Northface 5 жыл бұрын
Best golf lessons on youtube.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jimjohnson6638
@jimjohnson6638 4 жыл бұрын
Jim Johnson Love your bunker instruction. My problem is distance. Greenside bunker with no green to work with is no problem. L/W will do the trick. Its when the pin goes further away 10 to 15 yds that I can't control. I've been using a s/w but can't control distance.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
You control distance out of the bunker like any other other shot; loft and speed. The only difference is where you hit the sand in relationship to the ball also makes a big difference. Practice consistently hitting the sand 4-6 inches before the ball and you'll be able to control your distance easily with loft and speed. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@PirateRemy
@PirateRemy 3 жыл бұрын
Clay, your advice is so simple yet so amazingly intelligent. You described all of the incorrect thought processes I go through when practicing bunker shots. No one has ever explained the club head speed is the real key. Thank you so much for this video and all the other videos 🙂
@Halaiitbhu
@Halaiitbhu 4 жыл бұрын
Yup. I have been taking full swing, open blade, but...about 2 inches before and, sure, it goes over the green, every time! now i know. about 6 inches! thanks
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps
@dillonmoon6439
@dillonmoon6439 3 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 500k Clay!!!! I know this isn't a new video but I go back to one of your videos everytime i need some help with something on the course. Thanks so much man for teaching these things!!!!!
@and5336
@and5336 3 жыл бұрын
Great lesson. I like how you showed what doesn't work. Thanks.
@michaeloneill8805
@michaeloneill8805 3 жыл бұрын
Excellent advise. Starting to get back to playing golf again and your advise is helping a lot.
@gronk252
@gronk252 5 жыл бұрын
I have a lot of trouble getting the ball out of the bunker at tournaments and this video was helpful. ☺️
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@frankarmstrong5495
@frankarmstrong5495 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this excellent and easy to follow video. Particularly the part about following through and pointing the belt buckle and buttons to the hole at the end of the swing. I can feel such a difference and my pitching is much more consistent. Thanks a million!!
@suwanatatnina
@suwanatatnina 4 ай бұрын
Best bunger lesson! Thanks
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@bransonmedeiros2161
@bransonmedeiros2161 4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very helpful, and easy to comprehend. Thank you.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@mabblers
@mabblers 3 жыл бұрын
Another great video, and you answer my question for hitting it further out of the sand.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@paulrevere7420
@paulrevere7420 3 жыл бұрын
Big fan of your content, love the stuff you put out. I go over with my young junior golfer son quite often. How much does the different types of sand texture impact this shot? Obviously some courses have really nice powdery sand, whereas some other courses have what feels like dirt, also when it rains, the sand texture changes, how does this influence how hard you swing and where you enter the sand or does it at all?
@Bob-nu3xe
@Bob-nu3xe 2 ай бұрын
I struggle in bunkers because one I never practice and two its rare I going in them ,however thank you Clay for giving me the instruction that I can rely on.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 2 ай бұрын
Happy to help!
@lewconsiglieri4175
@lewconsiglieri4175 3 жыл бұрын
Great tips, but here in Southern Nevada there are lots of courses with very compact sand- not the fluffy stuff. Very hard to be consistent in that stuff.
@rfchip9686
@rfchip9686 5 жыл бұрын
Well done Clay! Great lesson and very easy to follow.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@theswedishgolferchannel1186
@theswedishgolferchannel1186 6 жыл бұрын
I’ve been waiting for this! Excellent advise! No more will I be stuck in sand!! :)
@chriswaldorf1560
@chriswaldorf1560 2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Very clear.
@citifolk
@citifolk 6 жыл бұрын
Any pointers on hitting out of heavy sand, or more granular sand? Hard pan bunker shots are another shots we encounter here in NY.
@rl7880
@rl7880 3 жыл бұрын
Clay, what are you looking at when hitting 6 inches behind the ball?
@vrmsali
@vrmsali 5 жыл бұрын
Undoubtedly one of the best bunker videos i have ever seen on the net. Like every weekend player, bunker shots are the weakest of all. Bu today i practiced your technique & got best results ever. Needless to say i need to practice a lot but at least now i have the correct technique. Thanks a billion. Next bunker issue: distance control :(
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. It's all my pleasure!
@michaelstimpson3391
@michaelstimpson3391 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I have been screaming them out of the sand lately. I'll work on this.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
You got this!
@wmcdermott175
@wmcdermott175 4 жыл бұрын
Needed this desperately
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Hope it helps!
@jimlafrance9546
@jimlafrance9546 2 жыл бұрын
How do you control entry/low point into sand? With chip you teach armpit is low point - which of course is ahead of ball; but here you want low point behind ball?
@mikeg.5233
@mikeg.5233 4 жыл бұрын
Great instructions. Thanks
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@josephmarolla3438
@josephmarolla3438 4 жыл бұрын
Clay, when you set up what are you looking at? I know if I look at the ball I will hit too close to the ball even though I have positioned the ball up front. Do you look six inches behind the ball? Thanks.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
I look at the ball but you should look wherever allows you to get the best results.
@golfshoe9321
@golfshoe9321 3 жыл бұрын
Should the same swing thoughts be applied for a 60 yd wedge shot in terms of arms and hips/body but with two key differences - open blade and hitting well behind the body? In my wedge shots, my arms are asleep but lower body are driving the engine...in your vid, seems to be the opposite. Also, hinging early is being promoted, yes?
@nctubbs2281
@nctubbs2281 3 жыл бұрын
So what do you do when you play at courses where the sand is hard?? Or maybe only about half an inch of soft sand and thick hard compact sand under it??
@rockycole2128
@rockycole2128 3 жыл бұрын
Any tips for drop kicking the ball (open clubface, hard swing, club hits sand first, slides right into back of ball and blades it straight into the side of the bunker)? Sometimes closing the face helps, but then you hit it too fat, obviously. I'm playing a 56* with 12 bounce. Do you recommend a lower bounce?
@GDMan-fb1jx
@GDMan-fb1jx 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Clay for another great explanation of technique and execution.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 6 жыл бұрын
No problem George! Thanks for watching!
@brotherderek
@brotherderek 4 жыл бұрын
Good information, Clay! Very similar to how Rory plays the sand.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ribusgan
@ribusgan 2 ай бұрын
I just checked my swing speed on a launch monitor with a 3-wood a couple of days back. It's around 72-73 mph. How can I generate that swing speed without lower body engagement in the sand? And if I rotate my hip to generate power then I find it difficult to come back to the target (3-4 inches behind the ball).
@ChiTownValley
@ChiTownValley 4 жыл бұрын
You should do a video when the bunker is made with play sand(Harder not maintained well).
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Check out this video and use the technique Clay talks about when hitting out of wet sand: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIfUiKKaqqhgqs0. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@matttracks6305
@matttracks6305 4 жыл бұрын
clay do you have a video on alignment? When i try opening the face the ball goes right. When you open the face, does it still point to the target but the stance becomes open/points left?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYO2poVppNyMpNU
@Mhosborn
@Mhosborn 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. One thing that seems to be missing in bunker videos, though, is how MUCH sand to take behind the ball. Do we want to just skim the sand, or do we want to hit, say, 1/2" below the surface of the sand?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 6 жыл бұрын
Hi, it really just depends on that sand and the type of shot you're hitting. Take more sand and swing harder if you want the ball to roll out and less sand if you want to spin. It's something that takes practice to get the feel for it. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@syLntscream
@syLntscream 4 жыл бұрын
sick golf cart!
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@pengwill6023
@pengwill6023 5 жыл бұрын
Great lesson. Thank you, Clay
@grahamkeery6052
@grahamkeery6052 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Would your swing plane be out to in or are you swinging square ?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 3 жыл бұрын
It's more in-to-out because the shaft is so flat with greenside bunker shots. Play well! Nate | TSG Instructor
@grahamkeery6052
@grahamkeery6052 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the reply Clay. I’ve started playing again after an 18 year break from the game and I’m now enthusiastically trying to catch up on so many changes to the game. Unless I’m mistaken (highly likely) I always used to stand with an open stance and clubhead open and swing out to in to slide under the ball. What’s very odd is that it used to work for me but now doesn’t - hence the reason for watching the video. Watching the pros out of bunkers does amaze me and I was obviously thinking that I was now doing something wrong. By the way I subscribed to your channel a while back and you have helped me in many ways get back to playing golf. Cheers.
@goodpeoplefound7940
@goodpeoplefound7940 4 жыл бұрын
I play urban golf. Any advice for playing with thru mud or soggy grass?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
It's really important to make ball first contact.
@Mathisneat
@Mathisneat 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent tips. Would you apply the same technique to hard surface bunkers?
@thenzimande4847
@thenzimande4847 6 жыл бұрын
Mathisneat was asking myself the same thing
@victorchang2016
@victorchang2016 7 ай бұрын
how deep should you clubhead go underneath the ball? like just barely beneath the ball?
@gayleschirillo9561
@gayleschirillo9561 Жыл бұрын
Nice video. Make sure your shadows don’t block our view of your swing. It was hard to see!
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@PaulGPhotography
@PaulGPhotography 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Clay, would this be the same as a lob shot swing, when I practice lob shots the technique feels more natural and I have no problem getting the ball up with a natural swing and a faster swing as well. Where as there are so many different videos and techniques on you tube on how to play a bunker shot etc and that's where I'm struggling trying all these techniques. Also are you focusing your eyes where you are wanting to thump the sand as that's what I do with a lob shot and don't have to think to much about it. Thanks.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
It would be similar but you don't want to hit the ground too much behind the ball.
@B22STNGR
@B22STNGR 6 жыл бұрын
You can't expose the bounce on hard compact sand, or you will skull it rt? In this scenario you have to hit closer to the ball with a more closed face, correct?
@Praenuntium
@Praenuntium 6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. I'm wondering what to do on wet sand, or compacted sand. I'd assume to do what you said.
@twoweeledsoto6072
@twoweeledsoto6072 6 жыл бұрын
Wondering the same thing myself. I just went through hell on some compacted bunkers, about a week ago. I couldn't figure out what the problem was. That particular ball will not be bothering anyone, ever again. . . .
@dianespengler7787
@dianespengler7787 6 жыл бұрын
correct
@1shpendi
@1shpendi 5 жыл бұрын
@twoweeled soto Haha. Yesterday i had same problem and going to play again in about 30 min.
@davidlee9935
@davidlee9935 4 жыл бұрын
So swing with less speed if you don’t want it go far? What if you only need the ball to go like 4 feet and stop quickly?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't ever advocate less speed out of a bunker. Four feet and stop quickly takes some serious skill and practice. You would have to hit closer to the ball with a wide open face. You'd need lots of spin which requires lots of speed. Hopefully you don't run into this situation too often. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor
@Halaiitbhu
@Halaiitbhu 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you! What a difference it has made in just a few tries.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@pilotngb
@pilotngb 5 жыл бұрын
New to your channel. Love your videos. They are a big help.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Neil!
@carlosvalderaduey620
@carlosvalderaduey620 4 жыл бұрын
Great lesson
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Vic4050
@Vic4050 4 жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen or used a 9 wood? And what would be it’s purpose?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
I have not. They are typically used by those with lower club head speeds because it's easier to get the ball up in the air.
@phillipjeong9934
@phillipjeong9934 4 жыл бұрын
Ive started golfing about a month ago and I managed to lower my handicap down to +24, but I always suffer so much at the bunkers. Is there a reason why you make a full swing hitting 6 inches back? My initial instict was to hit the ball without touching the sand
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
I would try to keep your weight forward on your lead foot.
@mikeriolo7734
@mikeriolo7734 3 жыл бұрын
I am always afraid to hit it 150 yds.
@Ryan-td3td
@Ryan-td3td 4 жыл бұрын
that tricked out golf cart looks like it's driven into the bunkers to hit bunker shots. Do you manage the distance of your bunker shots by adjusting the follow through? With the back swing staying the same with every shot?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
You control the distance with the speed/length of the swing and the amount of loft you're using.
@Ryan-td3td
@Ryan-td3td 4 жыл бұрын
@@TopSpeedGolf Okay, that sounds standard. The reason I asked is I watched a video with Golf WIth Aimee where she said she always keeps her backswing the same, but thinks about the length of her follow through as her means of controlling distance with bunker shots. Perhaps that's just another means of controlling speed/length as you say. Moot point, in other words
@lukeschwartz9257
@lukeschwartz9257 4 жыл бұрын
Are hands higher than normal in bunker shots compared to the full swing?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Lower. Helps you come in more shallow
@dlangegoogle
@dlangegoogle 6 жыл бұрын
Great tips - especially on the set up and the club head speed. Don't be scared to swing it. Does the consistency of the sand vary the distance to enter the sand behind the ball? These look like pretty fine and well groomed sand. What about washed out bunkers, wet sand, or very grainy sand that is a lot harder than this?
@quantumpotential7639
@quantumpotential7639 2 жыл бұрын
Practice hitting off of baked hard pan onto the hood of a 71 Buick. This will test you for sure. Thanks
@paullazarus790
@paullazarus790 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Great lesson!
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@TT-ph8rp
@TT-ph8rp 5 жыл бұрын
Nice, but how do you hit from public course bunkers and some CC courses where the sand is wet and often hardened halfway to asphalt? That's what I face 90% of time and my golfing buddy finally; gave up on one course and pulled out his five-fingered drop wedge.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Hi, if the sand is really firm then you play it the same way but hit a little closer to the ball. If it's really hard then you can open the face a little less which will help the club dig. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@neil5307
@neil5307 3 жыл бұрын
I like the bacon slicer idea...
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@76film
@76film 4 жыл бұрын
thank you, this helps alot :)
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@augustwest3575
@augustwest3575 6 жыл бұрын
Cool lessons. Thank you
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks August!
@50StatesGolfer
@50StatesGolfer 3 жыл бұрын
What if the sand in the bunker is 1/4" deep? I keep running into crappy bunkers that are like hitting off the sidewalk.
@sl5932
@sl5932 3 жыл бұрын
my course has no fluffy sand, it is typically thin sand, damp and hard. If it hit that far behind the bounce just ricochets off the sand and I blade it.
@Jarhead0331
@Jarhead0331 3 жыл бұрын
You know what I call barely out of the bunker......SUCCESS!!!!!!
@Bill-jv5eg
@Bill-jv5eg 5 жыл бұрын
How about doing this shot in wet/ heavy sand?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Bill, you just hit a little closer to the ball. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@canyoncruzr3462
@canyoncruzr3462 2 жыл бұрын
Ok got out of the bunker....how to control distance into the target green?
@chadz6728
@chadz6728 3 жыл бұрын
So it’s 1:1 even if I am hitting 6 inches behind ball?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 3 жыл бұрын
The 1:1 ratio applies to a shot in the fairway, meaning that if you swing 70mph the ball will go roughly 70 yards. With the sand Clay was hitting out of, swinging 70mph and hitting ~6" behind the ball made it go ~20 yards. Hope that makes sense. Best of luck! Nate | TSG Instructor
@chadz6728
@chadz6728 3 жыл бұрын
@@TopSpeedGolf thanks :)
@samurai10000bc
@samurai10000bc 3 жыл бұрын
I’d assume putting weight on the back foot would help strike more sand. Can someone confirm ?
@isleofdeath
@isleofdeath 5 жыл бұрын
Hoi. Basically I like Clay's lessons and I also subscribed for a year to his training. But this bunker lessons does not convince me. Esp. all the movement with the body, the straightening of the right leg etc. are imho a big source for mishits. I started using Jason Day's way of playing out of the bunker about 2 months ago and it completely changed my bunker shot quality. I rarely mishit now and most times get rather close to the flag.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Andreas, glad to hear you found something that works great for you. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the good shooting. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@高球中文自學網
@高球中文自學網 4 жыл бұрын
how to control the distant end from bunker?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
It's the same as any other shot. You control it with the speed of the swing and the loft of the club. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@高球中文自學網
@高球中文自學網 4 жыл бұрын
Top Speed Golf - Clay Ballard Could you have a lesson for distance control in bunker😁?
@markkokojenko1900
@markkokojenko1900 4 жыл бұрын
Do you use your wrists,?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Oh, yeah. Let them fly Mark. Play well!
@burthorowitz8236
@burthorowitz8236 5 жыл бұрын
Great video. On most public courses the sand in not maintained well or is to firm, rocky or less than desirable. What method would you recommend for getting out consistently. Thanks
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Burt! You do the same thing except you may need to hit the sand a little closer to the ball. You may also need to open the face just a little less so that the club will dig just a little. Go out and practice it. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@edwardhalse6342
@edwardhalse6342 6 жыл бұрын
Great video Clay. Is it different of wet/dry sand?
@juanbotha6634
@juanbotha6634 6 жыл бұрын
Hi. I assume the bottom of the swing is where the club enters the sand? In a normal shot the bottom of the swing is under your shirt logo. What do you do to move bottom of arc that far back for a bunker shot?
@geraldpetersen9188
@geraldpetersen9188 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate,being struggling in the sand.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to help
@marcelvanrijn3408
@marcelvanrijn3408 6 жыл бұрын
Great video, one question? How do you hit the ball when the hole is only 4 - 5 meters away. Slower or shorter swing. Thanks for your answer in advance. Marcel
@Logan-zx1cm
@Logan-zx1cm 4 жыл бұрын
Marcel Van Rijn I’m not a coach but when I got taught I just shorten my swing and hit about 2.5 inches behind the ball
@atb2003
@atb2003 5 жыл бұрын
How would we play a sand shot when the bunker sand is hard or hardly any sand ...?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
You would play it the same way but hit closer to the ball. If it's really hard then you may want to not open the face up as much. This will allow the club it dig just a little. play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@videolifeca
@videolifeca 5 жыл бұрын
Not all sand is like that.. At my club the sand is firm, dense and often wet. What now?
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Martin, you'll just take less sand. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@achmadmuslim291
@achmadmuslim291 4 жыл бұрын
it must from the 1,5m deep bunker bised hole
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Hi Achmad, please check out our channel for many videos on hitting bunker shots.
@Collwila
@Collwila 6 жыл бұрын
I wish someone would do video when the ball is right up against the face of the bunker
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 6 жыл бұрын
Hi Bill, you just do your best to get the club on it. Many times you'll have to blast it out to the side depending on where you are in relationship to the hole. In some cases if it is really bad then you may have to take an unplayable lie and drop it in the bunker with a penalty. Best of luck! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@KrypTeK702
@KrypTeK702 4 жыл бұрын
Lob wedge open club face and hit like no sand and try and almost do a flop shot
@burthorowitz8236
@burthorowitz8236 5 жыл бұрын
I can see that another viewer had the same comment. Most traps that the average player hits out of are not maintained with any depth of soft sand. I lost 4 strokes on my last round frustrated in the bunker! HELP please.
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Burt, see my answer on your other post. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
@dababy1013
@dababy1013 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much I love your videos :)
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@cariboobound1346
@cariboobound1346 6 жыл бұрын
What about fairway greens. Do you have a video for that?
@TMJ32
@TMJ32 6 жыл бұрын
Fairway bunkers are similar to how you'd hit off grass since you're generally trying to get power on the ball and don't care as much about getting good loft. Look at the shots where he hit just behind the ball. He got normal fairway distance out of the club.
@maximuspayne7354
@maximuspayne7354 4 жыл бұрын
Great video but you forgot to explain the last part of the swing right after impact. It's not a normal golf swing as if you were on the fairway. The finish is how this shot is going to work right. Please explain that missing part where the rotation after impact is more circular and flatter. I may be exaggerating the concept with those words but the pros do it all the time. Thanks ....
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
The finish is a result of doing all the other things Clay talked about correctly.
@jimorr3252
@jimorr3252 4 жыл бұрын
If your bunkers are hard and compacted opening the face doesn’t work, the bounce causes the club to skip into the ball!
@TopSpeedGolf
@TopSpeedGolf 4 жыл бұрын
You still need to open the face some most likely. You just need to hit closer to the ball and more down into the sand instead of shallow. Play well! Quentin | TSG Instructor
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