How often has your bunker play let you down, you take two or three shots to get out of the bunker and when you do get it out of the bunker the ball is along way from the flag. Having seen many of my pupils playing bunker shots the most common fault that most golfers try to dig the ball out of the bunker. What you may notice is that you have taken way to much sand and the mark in the bunker is very deep. I was lucky enough to see Luke Donald, arguably the best bunker player in the world right now playing some bunker shots in a practice round. His distance control and range of shots was a pleasure to watch, each time he played a bunker shot the angle of attack was perfectly shallow as he hit each shot. Next time you are practicing make a couple of changes to improve your bunker play. Position the ball more forward in your stance just in line with your left heel,. try and hit about half an inch before the ball and try taking a thinner sliver of sand as you hit the ball. These changes will help produce a shallower angle of attack and you should notice a big improvement in the contact of your shots.
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