JayB
Well-known member
Freddie - I am working on my green side sand play using Dave Pelz's short game bible as a my teaching aid. I open the stance, ball off inside of lead foot, and open my wedge up significantly. Nice smooth dead hands swing This seems to work well in my practice thus far.
I haven't seen much discussion on the firm/soft sand bunker and how it affects club selection. Please confirm my logic;
For a firm sand bunker, chose a wedge that has less bounce and a narrower sole (to prevent the club from "bouncing" off the surface. For a soft sand shot I will go with more bounce and more sole width to keep the club floating through the sand and not digging as much. In either case, I would open up the club face to get the same effective loft.
I also presume this same logic applies for a shallow vs deep lies, all in soft sand conditions; shallow lie; use big bounce and wide sole. Deeper lie; less bounce and narrower sole.
I haven't seen much discussion on the firm/soft sand bunker and how it affects club selection. Please confirm my logic;
For a firm sand bunker, chose a wedge that has less bounce and a narrower sole (to prevent the club from "bouncing" off the surface. For a soft sand shot I will go with more bounce and more sole width to keep the club floating through the sand and not digging as much. In either case, I would open up the club face to get the same effective loft.
I also presume this same logic applies for a shallow vs deep lies, all in soft sand conditions; shallow lie; use big bounce and wide sole. Deeper lie; less bounce and narrower sole.