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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…

Welcome the first part of the 4-part golf bunker shot series. In part 1 we’ll look at the bunker shot set up. We’ll then move on to basic bunker technique, distance control, some bunker drills and tips for more advanced bunker shots.

This article contains two anti hook golf drills that will help you control the rotation of your hands through the ball.

To correct your golf hook, we’ve made sure your alignment is correct and that your grip isn’t causing you to turn the hands over too much… The next step is to check your swing path.

A hook is often caused by an incorrect grip on the golf club – in particular what we call an overly strong grip…

While it’s a fault that might be as common as a slice, to the golfer that hooks or pulls the ball it’s equally as frustrating. This series will help you understand why you hook the golf ball and how you can correct it.

Following that series will give you the corrections you need to hit consistently straight shots with every club in the bag. There’s one last recommendation I’d like to offer…

Proper hand and forearm rotation, timed correctly, prevents the club face from being ‘open’ at impact (see the image to the right). It’s this open club face that imparts clockwise spin on the ball causing it to curve to the right.