Bunker
Sandbox Splash
A bunker drill for the Foundations stage, at home, in about 10 minutes.
Removes bunker fear at the earliest age by practicing the splash-the-sand-not-the-ball motion somewhere low-pressure.
- Starter
- With a parent
- Foundations
Equipment
- wedge
- 5 balls
Demonstration
The Only Simple Simple Bunker Lesson You Need by The Art of Simple Golf
Video by The Art of Simple Golf on YouTube. Not affiliated with GolfNexus.
Steps
- 01Find a home sandbox or a facility bunker with an adult present.
- 02Set a small target a few feet away.
- 03Practice swinging so the club splashes sand forward, not the ball directly, aiming the splash at the target.
- 04Once the splash motion feels comfortable, place a ball just in front of the entry spot and repeat the same swing.
- 05Say splash out loud at the moment of impact to reinforce full commitment through the swing.
Target
Try to make the sand splash toward the target more times in a row than before.
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