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In this videotip and article we’ll look at how to draw the golf ball in a way that offers more control and more workability…

You’ll find that most golf courses feature at least a few holes that require you to fade or draw the golf ball… The tips and lessons below will help you hit the ball right to left or vice versa. I’ve covered two different methods for hitting a draw.

In this lesson we’ll look at some key tips for playing fairway bunker golf shots. Fairway bunkers tend to be a bit bigger and flatter than green-side bunkers – giving you an opportunity to take a less lofted club than the sand wedge...

Once you’re comfortable playing a basic bunker shot (see this video series), we can look at more troublesome sand play… In this lesson, we’ll see how to play a bunker shot where the ball is sitting on a sloping lie.

I’m going to make this one much shorter than it should be. I know that it will bring rise to lots of counter-arguments and even make people think I’m mad. But I’m ok with that, as it will give nice fodder for articles debunking why the are wrong.

Bunkers shots from a plugged lie are perceived as one of the toughest shots in golf. But they needn’t be.

I think it’s fair to say that if most golfers don’t like playing from the sand, they dread playing bunker shots from compacted, wet sand!

Here’s the best technique for controlling the distance of green-side bunker shots so you can make more sand saves…

This golf bunker drill is very simple but very effective. I believe it’s the quickest way to improve your bunker play and build confidence in the sand.

So, once you’re comfortable with setting up correctly for golf bunker play, let’s look at getting a good, consistent strike in the sand…