The bounce is the
term given to the sole of the club, otherwise know as
the flange.
The sand wedge’s club face can vary from 55 to 58 degrees of loft, with
56 degrees being the most common one. The bounce can vary on average
from 10 to 14 degrees of loft. Critically you need a club that works
for you. Having too much bounce will cause you to bounce the clubhead
into the side of the ball.
Equally not having enough bounce will cause you to thin the ball
because you will end up digging into the sand too much, just as if you
were playing with a pitching wedge.
How To Play The Splash Bunker Shot.
There are two main ways you to play a bunker shot with your sand wedge.
Firstly you can play with a square face where the leading edge digs
into sand and secondly by opening the clubface to skim through the sand
with the bounce. The latter and most popular is often called an
explosion or splash shot.
Here are the 8 exact steps to playing a splash bunker shot.
Open up the clubface so as it still pointing to the target and take
your grip. Generally the deeper the bunker the more you will have to
open the face. The clubface is fully open when it is totally flat and
if you cared to you could easily balance a bottle on it.
Set up with an open stance by adjusting your body so as your shoulders
point to the left of your target. Typically aim 10 feet to the left of
the target, around 15 – 20 degrees. Opening the clubface will naturally
result in the ball shooting to the right and therefore by aligning
yourself more to the left you counter this.
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