Bunker Tips

Learn how to escape greenside and fairway bunkers with confidence through expert golf tips, practical drills and simple setup adjustments designed to improve your consistency from the sand.

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Triple Track Tips: Bunker Practice Alignment

TIPS • 18 August 2020

Triple Track Tips: Bunker Practice Alignment

Utilising the Callaway Chrome Soft golf balls with Triple Track technology, Head PGA Professional at Howley Hall Golf CLub, Ryan Rastall, offers some tips and advice for utilising the Triple Track balls to help with bunker practice.

Bunker Shot Fundamentals

TIPS • 16 February 2023

Bunker Shot Fundamentals

In this video PGA Pro Ryan Rastall talks through the fundamentals of the bunker shot so you can get out more often and more easy.  This video focuses on the general set-up and how you can improve your bunker play.

Back to Basics Series - Plugged Bunker Shot

TIPS • 8 March 2019

Back to Basics Series - Plugged Bunker Shot

Cleveland Golf ambassador Andrew Murray is helping us get ready for the new season by taking you ‘Back to Basics’ with his latest tuition series with Golfshake. In this video, Andrew shows us how to play from a bunker when your ball is plugged.

Back to Basics Series - Bunker Basics

TIPS • 8 March 2019

Back to Basics Series - Bunker Basics

Cleveland Golf ambassador Andrew Murray is helping us get ready for the new season by taking you ‘Back to Basics’ with his latest tuition series. In this video, Andrew shows us the basics to make sure you get out of the bunker every time.

Connect With Your Game - Bunkers

TIPS • 5 April 2018

Connect With Your Game - Bunkers

In this part of Andy Carter's 'Connect With Your Game' series he discusses the best way to hit the perfect bunker shot to help you score out on the course.

Andrew Murray Bunker Lesson - How much sand?

TIPS • 20 November 2017

Andrew Murray Bunker Lesson - How much sand?

In this Bunker Lesson, Andrew Murray is joined by Chloe Allyn. Andrew advises Chloe on how much sand you should take to correctly escape from the bunker. 

3 Tips to help you play the perfect bunker shot

TIPS • 19 October 2017

3 Tips to help you play the perfect bunker shot

The greenside bunker shot is one that can cost a lot of amateur golfers many shots on the course. Ryan Metcalfe tells you his best 3 tips to make getting out of bunkers simpler, and much more effective.

Bunker Tip - Learn to play the high launching bunker shot

TIPS • 16 October 2017

Bunker Tip - Learn to play the high launching bunker shot

When you've been short sided in the green-side bunker and the high launching and soft landing bunker shot is needed it can be a very precise and delicate shot. Phil Akers gives you all the tips you need to successfully execute this tricky bunker shot. 

Bunker shot technique

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Bunker shot technique

John Cheetham of the 3 Hammers Golf Academy and Director of Ladies Love Golf talks through an effective tip to help with your bunker play.

Bunker technique - plugged lie

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Bunker technique - plugged lie

Ian Seath of the 3 Hammers Golf Academy talks through the technique to get out of the bunker first time when faced with a plugged lie.

Bunker Tips - The long bunker shot

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Bunker Tips - The long bunker shot

In this video Dealn Halford talks through some techniques to help with the long bunker shot.  The 30-40 yard bunker shot can be one of the toughest shots to play particularly if you want to get up and down every time.

Bunker Tips - Why bounce is important for bunker play

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Bunker Tips - Why bounce is important for bunker play

Dean Halford, the Online Golf Coach, talks through understanding the role of the clubs and the importance of bounce in each of the clubs when it comes to improving your short game and bunker play.

Bunker Tips - Keep the lower body solid

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Bunker Tips - Keep the lower body solid

In this video Dean Halford, the Online Golf Coach, talks through making the right impact on the ball and correct contact through the hitting area by limiting movement.  The focus on this video is keeping the lower body solid and accelerating towards the target.

Bunker Tips - Bunker Circle Drill

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Bunker Tips - Bunker Circle Drill

Dean Halford, the Online Golf Coach, in this video talks through the bunker circle drill to help improve your bunker play and ensuring you get out of the bunker every time.

Bunker Tips - Keep it simple drill

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Bunker Tips - Keep it simple drill

Dean Halford, the Online Golf Coach, offers some advice and tips on getting out of the bunker every time by simply keeping it simple.

Video: Bunker Practice Drill

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Video: Bunker Practice Drill

In this video PGA Pro James Whittaker shows us the bunker challenge which is a great way to practice and gain confidence when playing bunker shots.

Video: Distance Control from Bunkers

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Video: Distance Control from Bunkers

In this video James Whittaker talks through a drill to help with distance control from bunkers especially when the pin is close to the bunker.

Video: Bunker Parade Drill

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Video: Bunker Parade Drill

In this video from James Whittaker he talks through the bunker parade drill which will help to improve your feel out of the sand.

Better Every Shot: How to Play the Long Bunker Shot

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Better Every Shot: How to Play the Long Bunker Shot

As part of the Under Armour 'Better Every Shot' series Under Armour ambassador and PGA Pro Ben Squires talks through one of the toughest shots in golf - playing the long bunker shot.

Better Every Shot: How to Get out of Bunkers

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Better Every Shot: How to Get out of Bunkers

As part of the Under Armour 'Better Every Shot' series Under Armour ambassador and PGA Pro Ian Muir talks through the fundamentals of playing the bunker shot to get out with confidence.

Better Every Shot: Hit the Line Bunker Drill

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Better Every Shot: Hit the Line Bunker Drill

As part of the Under Armour 'Better Every Shot' series Under Armour ambassador and PGA Pro Ben Squires talks through his number 1 bunker tip - hitting the sand correctly and consistenly in the right place to ensure you get out of those bunkers.

Video: Basic Bunker Technique

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Video: Basic Bunker Technique

Dean Halford, The Online Golf Coach, talks through set-up and the basic principles for the bunker shot which often can cause problems starting from deceleration and not aligning correctly.

Video: Bunker Circle Drill

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Video: Bunker Circle Drill

Dean Halford, The Online Golf Coach, talks through the circle sand drill which is a great technique to practice to provide confidence in the bunkers.

Video: Fix Your Slice

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Video: Fix Your Slice

Rick Shiels, talks through causes of the slice and how to fix.

Video: Don't Get Bunkered

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Video: Don't Get Bunkered

Rick Shiels, talks through techniques to help confidence out of the bunkers so you don't get bunkered!

Video: Bunker Shot - Downslope

TIPS • 2 February 2021

Video: Bunker Shot - Downslope

James Ellis talks us through how to play the tricky downslope bunker shot including the key points and top tips for this awkard lie.

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