Bunker shots demystified , thank you for the clear instruction with a student. Cannot wait to go to the practice sand trap. Bunker shots have been my thorn for awhile, just hit-and-pray for me.
Glad to see Matty is actually a human! This is spot on. Get a couple go to shots from the bunker and the fear of them vanishes. Much rather be in a bunker most of the time than in the rough around the green if I'm going to miss. Easier to control spin etc. Perfect and simple advice.
Thanks guys! Matt asked some great questions and Tyler was very clear on what Matt needed to do and explained it beautifully. You could see that having Matt stand farther away from the ball really flattened his swing, but Matt kept "creeping" closer to it by the end of the video!
When I learned how to keep my weight on the front foot more and not collect as much sand, I noticed that I started hitting my bunker shots way too far cause I had always just slammed the club into the sand at full speed way behind the ball in order to get it out. Now I feel like I can just clip it with less power and control the distance way more. I learned that technique watching Rory McIlroy hit bunker shots and it's cool to see Tyler McGhie teaching Matt almost the exact same technique that I've been using.
Playing ... cool can’t wait to see the footage. 😂 All work and no play makes Matty a dull boy #TXGtheshining. When I get the opportunity to play on courses with bunkers I am thrilled to play a shot out of them the biggest challenge I have is to say reading the bunker’s sand conditions and making the appropriate adjustments. 👍
Love how Tyler talks about controlling how much sand gets between the clubface and the ball. I will definitely be more aware of this in improving my bunker play. 👍🏻👍🏻
Seve's technique for getting out of bunkers is still the best, "hands really low and weight on the front foot throughout the swing". It gets you to hit the sand shallow and gets the ball out every time.
Great video and awesome series. You could rename this video “bunker shots for dummies”!! Everything is clear and concise, and made sense from the very beginning. I’ll be watching this video again at the beginning of next season. Great job fellas!!
Tyler - viewing chipping/pitching technique back to back highlights in my mind; chipping - keep shaft lean on by turning through; pitching - keep loft on by shallowing backswing, little to no turn? Very different techniques with elements that are not mixable? Like shaft lean with no turn through or pitching with loft with big turn through.
I hope you guys go further in depth with this series. For me at least, these vids are a good tease but I need more info. I don't fully understand what Matt is doing differently in regards to his chipping and even the regular swing.
I hardly take sand when I bunker out most of the time so I thought I might be doing things wrong. Sounds like it’s better to take less sand for controlled shots and for spin situations!
Great videos but would benefit from alternate camera angles other than behind.. I have no idea where club entry into the sand is from this angle, etc....
What about in really firm, compacted wet conditions? Like just after a rain - i've been suggested to just play it like a little chip shot and try to just pick it out
"I like a lot of that, I am just going to tweak a couple of things", when my coach says that to me what he actually means is "Oh God this guy doesn't have a clue and the good bits are pure accidents" (sad but true) Seems like Tyler learned "coach speak" from the same place as my coach
Very useful, I was really struggling today. Our bunkers alternate between fluffy and rock hard, so I never know how to play. The hard ones cause the club just to bounce off the surface, leading to the dreaded skull. Any suggestions for harder bunkers? You said that there wasn't much sand in this bunker but I didn't see any of this problem with Matt's shots.
The first time I’ve seen Matt uncomfortable over a shot! Although his practice take away was still shallower than his actual swing, coach didn’t pick up on that so now I don’t know if I need to be shallow or steep?
I think of myself as a good bunker player, my technique is similar, open my 58deg. Open stance, some weight forward, using more arms less body getting the club under the ball.. Its quite simple imo However this yr I found so many courses West of Toronto had such poor bunkers. Next to no sand and extremely compact, so much that my technique would bounce off the sand instead of going in the same and resulting in skulls. I wasnt impressed with many courses and the consistency of their bunkers to say the least
My bunker thought: "My ball is sitting on white stuff. Once this swing concludes, ball... please do not still be on white stuff or in blue stuff... anything beyond that is perfectly acceptable."
I am coming to you from the United States this winter I will be getting my passport is there anything else that I need or should be doing before coming to you and getting fit. I love playing a slight fade with the driver and the irons , I just feel like I can illuminate half the course I do play a 48 inch driver for me I just find the center the face easier and my irons play at least 1 to 2 inches long my swing speed with the driver is about 95 mph Titleist 917 12 open to 10.5 with lead tape on toe. senior alt 198 Frequency but swing weight E0 feel heavy in the head. I just bought a ping G 10*draw opened up all the way extended shaft 48 swing weight still very low the shat must have a high balance point. love the swing weight feel but still hooks too much they don’t make standard ping G 12* if they did I would opened up to 10 might be a winner. I hit a lot of fairways and greens my short game is strong my putting weak my friends tell me I cut across my putts. Our golf courses here are in very bad condition hardly any, to no grass on the fairways so your ball fines low points a sharp leading edge seems to be best to dig it out. My problem is when I do go to a better playing golf course like Notre Dame Warren course to try to qualify for the senior open my swing speed was 105 game was much stronger but sharp leading edge I believe hurt me on a better course. My handicap on the 6600 yard course is 2.1thank you Tell Williams ps I broke my wrist missed most of 2019 season so my swing speed is down now
Agreed. It's the same thing he was doing with his chip shots. Tyler was wanting him to do the same swing in the sand. This swing eliminates a lot of the variables and complexity. Most of the bunkers I've played out of have been firm like the one that Matt is playing out of. A couple of rounds ago I played on a course that had a lot of very fine fluffy sand in their bunkers. The lip on the bunker I was in was about 4' high so I needed some speed and an open face to get the ball up. I'm used to thumping the bounce into the sand and the ball just pops out every time. However, the fluffy sand didn't bounce the club up and I went right under the ball, moving it about 6". Not being a round of consequence, I dropped a second ball and played it as if it was deep rough and lipped it out. Deceleration is one of our worst enemies!
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Bunker shots demystified , thank you for the clear instruction with a student. Cannot wait to go to the practice sand trap. Bunker shots have been my thorn for awhile, just hit-and-pray for me.
someone should have showed me this video 25 years ago - i love it when experts in their field just give you the answer and it immediately makes sense
Agreed. Tyler wouldn't make a good politician. He makes too much sense.
Love the TXG instructors series. Incredibly helpful, great tips with a variety of great instructors. This is why you are the best.
Chris Freitag yes! Thank you for your time uploading this for all of us ! Great tips from coach ty
Thanks for introducing us to Tyler. I checked out his channel and it looks really great.
Glad to see Matty is actually a human! This is spot on. Get a couple go to shots from the bunker and the fear of them vanishes. Much rather be in a bunker most of the time than in the rough around the green if I'm going to miss. Easier to control spin etc. Perfect and simple advice.
One of the best bunker instruction I have seen so far 👍🏾
These 3 lessons for short game are excellent......hope you do more, very helpful.....thank you
Thanks guys! Matt asked some great questions and Tyler was very clear on what Matt needed to do and explained it beautifully. You could see that having Matt stand farther away from the ball really flattened his swing, but Matt kept "creeping" closer to it by the end of the video!
What have I been doing?!?! Can't wait for this weekend to try it out. Great stuff guys.
When I learned how to keep my weight on the front foot more and not collect as much sand, I noticed that I started hitting my bunker shots way too far cause I had always just slammed the club into the sand at full speed way behind the ball in order to get it out. Now I feel like I can just clip it with less power and control the distance way more. I learned that technique watching Rory McIlroy hit bunker shots and it's cool to see Tyler McGhie teaching Matt almost the exact same technique that I've been using.
so less closed and across and more open and down the line got it!
Playing ... cool can’t wait to see the footage. 😂 All work and no play makes Matty a dull boy #TXGtheshining. When I get the opportunity to play on courses with bunkers I am thrilled to play a shot out of them the biggest challenge I have is to say reading the bunker’s sand conditions and making the appropriate adjustments. 👍
Love how Tyler talks about controlling how much sand gets between the clubface and the ball. I will definitely be more aware of this in improving my bunker play. 👍🏻👍🏻
3:09 what a shot by Tyler’s student
Was a beauty Kenny!
Seve's technique for getting out of bunkers is still the best, "hands really low and weight on the front foot throughout the swing". It gets you to hit the sand shallow and gets the ball out every time.
I already feel like I am a better bunker player just watching this.
Great video and awesome series. You could rename this video “bunker shots for dummies”!! Everything is clear and concise, and made sense from the very beginning. I’ll be watching this video again at the beginning of next season. Great job fellas!!
👍👍thanks Matt and Tyler 😻
Cheers from NorCal
Love this video. Just a simple way to get out of a bunker 👍👍
lets just talk about Matt's neuromuscular ability here. From a rather specific golf swing directive to impressive shot in one effort is incredible.
Really enjoying this series guys !! Ty
I really hope they continue this series. Super educational! Also they could maybe rate the most valuable experience later?
Tyler - viewing chipping/pitching technique back to back highlights in my mind; chipping - keep shaft lean on by turning through; pitching - keep loft on by shallowing backswing, little to no turn? Very different techniques with elements that are not mixable? Like shaft lean with no turn through or pitching with loft with big turn through.
my game is like a day at the beach.... sand and water all day 🏖
this will help, thank you
I hope you guys go further in depth with this series. For me at least, these vids are a good tease but I need more info. I don't fully understand what Matt is doing differently in regards to his chipping and even the regular swing.
So Matty really is human. Good video. I like this series.
Awesome video!!! Thank you for posting it!! I practiced this swing today and I was very successful!!!
I hardly take sand when I bunker out most of the time so I thought I might be doing things wrong. Sounds like it’s better to take less sand for controlled shots and for spin situations!
Loving these videos. Thanks Matt
WOW! Great video guys!
Great video
great vid Tyler thanks!
Great work! Keep ‘em coming!
His voice reminds me of Jason days. Very cool videos
Great videos but would benefit from alternate camera angles other than behind.. I have no idea where club entry into the sand is from this angle, etc....
What about in really firm, compacted wet conditions? Like just after a rain - i've been suggested to just play it like a little chip shot and try to just pick it out
Great stuff TXG!
This is sooo good, thank you.
"I like a lot of that, I am just going to tweak a couple of things", when my coach says that to me what he actually means is "Oh God this guy doesn't have a clue and the good bits are pure accidents" (sad but true)
Seems like Tyler learned "coach speak" from the same place as my coach
Whenever my coach spots a real bonehead flaw, he always claims to have the exact same problem.
He wants to tweak even before he has seen a single bunker shot...
In life, often it’s a fine line between greatness and mediocrity. In golf it’s an even finer line so these coaches may not be wrong. 😃😃
As soon as I heard that I was trying to translate it to Dutch for my own coaching dictionary :)
Very useful, I was really struggling today. Our bunkers alternate between fluffy and rock hard, so I never know how to play. The hard ones cause the club just to bounce off the surface, leading to the dreaded skull. Any suggestions for harder bunkers? You said that there wasn't much sand in this bunker but I didn't see any of this problem with Matt's shots.
Matty, if you get a chance play Bella collina.. It's fantastic.
The first time I’ve seen Matt uncomfortable over a shot! Although his practice take away was still shallower than his actual swing, coach didn’t pick up on that so now I don’t know if I need to be shallow or steep?
Where has this been all my life #8thwonder
Great stuff
Can you put the lessons in a playlist please?
it is part of the 'Instructor Series' playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLi3tcc_9UVIjF_R86DizDHu7dAbfimyY_.html
I've played 12 rounds this year (since June) and haven't been in a bunker yet and my home course has 76... It's been kind of odd actually
So how about the stance, do you setup open on a bunker shot?
Our bunkers are dirt. They say good sand blows out. How do I do this?
I think of myself as a good bunker player, my technique is similar, open my 58deg. Open stance, some weight forward, using more arms less body getting the club under the ball.. Its quite simple imo
However this yr I found so many courses West of Toronto had such poor bunkers. Next to no sand and extremely compact, so much that my technique would bounce off the sand instead of going in the same and resulting in skulls.
I wasnt impressed with many courses and the consistency of their bunkers to say the least
Matt. If you didn't drive it 350 you wouldn't get in the green side bunkers.
Poor Larry is crying right now, why you changing everything I’ve fixed he’s thinking 😂
Two people are still stuck in the bunker to this day.
My bunker thought: "My ball is sitting on white stuff. Once this swing concludes, ball... please do not still be on white stuff or in blue stuff... anything beyond that is perfectly acceptable."
There's a much easier way to get out of the bunker get a 60 ° with 14 ° of bounce you will never leave it in a bunker again
I am coming to you from the United States this winter I will be getting my passport is there anything else that I need or should be doing before coming to you and getting fit. I love playing a slight fade with the driver and the irons , I just feel like I can illuminate half the course I do play a 48 inch driver for me I just find the center the face easier and my irons play at least 1 to 2 inches long my swing speed with the driver is about 95 mph Titleist 917 12 open to 10.5 with lead tape on toe. senior alt 198 Frequency but swing weight E0 feel heavy in the head. I just bought a ping G 10*draw opened up all the way extended shaft 48 swing weight still very low the shat must have a high balance point. love the swing weight feel but still hooks too much they don’t make standard ping G 12* if they did I would opened up to 10 might be a winner. I hit a lot of fairways and greens my short game is strong my putting weak my friends tell me I cut across my putts. Our golf courses here are in very bad condition hardly any, to no grass on the fairways so your ball fines low points a sharp leading edge seems to be best to dig it out. My problem is when I do go to a better playing golf course like Notre Dame Warren course to try to qualify for the senior open my swing speed was 105 game was much stronger but sharp leading edge I believe hurt me on a better course. My handicap on the 6600 yard course is 2.1thank you Tell Williams ps I broke my wrist missed most of 2019 season so my swing speed is down now
People need to practice out of the bunker more... I'd rather be in a bunker than the rough 90% of the time.
He looks like he decels through the ball a lot
Agreed. It's the same thing he was doing with his chip shots. Tyler was wanting him to do the same swing in the sand. This swing eliminates a lot of the variables and complexity. Most of the bunkers I've played out of have been firm like the one that Matt is playing out of. A couple of rounds ago I played on a course that had a lot of very fine fluffy sand in their bunkers. The lip on the bunker I was in was about 4' high so I needed some speed and an open face to get the ball up. I'm used to thumping the bounce into the sand and the ball just pops out every time. However, the fluffy sand didn't bounce the club up and I went right under the ball, moving it about 6". Not being a round of consequence, I dropped a second ball and played it as if it was deep rough and lipped it out. Deceleration is one of our worst enemies!