"Mid to high handicappers have little to no shaft lean with every club in the bag. So when they get into the bunker, the same thing applies. They have little to no shaft lean, which causes them to hit ...

Every golfer has experience hitting a bunker shot off of sand that's less-than-ideal. Wet sand happens because of uncontrollable factors (rain), and firm sand happens when a bunker doesn't regularly ...

Getting out of a greenside bunker can be a tricky proposition for lots of average or beginner golfers — especially when it's from a deep bunker that has a short-sided pin, meaning you've got to be ...

Welcome to Play Smart, a regular GOLF.com game-improvement column that will help you become a smarter, better golfer. I’ve played muni golf all my life. I was never a country-club kid and even the ...

The opposite of the standard high-lip bunker shot is the long one, where you have to carry a lot of sand or rough before you get to the green (above). In this instance, you want the sand and the ball ...

As easy as the pros may make it seem, shots from the bunkers aren’t easy. When a recreational player hits into the sand, most are praying they can just get it out in a single shot. There’s a reason ...