Bunker Play:
Invest in a good sand wedge
With today’s technology, bunker play can be made so much simpler with the right equipment. Most bunkers you play in today are very soft or powdery. This will allow the leading edge of most clubs to dig too deep in the sand, and the result: ball still in bunker. A player who plays in soft bunkers should have a sand wedge with at least 12 degrees of bounce. On the other hand, if you play at a golf course where the bunkers are more firm, then less bounce on the sand wedge would work better( 8 degrees of bounce). If you play a lot of different golf courses and/or play a lot of golf, then you would be a candidate for more than one sand wedge. For example, if you are playing in a tournament, and it rained the night before, you might want to put your sand wedge in your bag with the less bounce feature. You will find better players carrying more than one sand wedge for this very reason.
Your first goal in the sand is to get it out and on the green. Once you’ve mastered that, carrying more than one sand wedge will help you get the ball closer in any kind of sand condition.
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