Back to John Daly's book, "Golf My Own Damn Way" he talks about a way to practice your bunker play. He says next time you go to the practice range, stand in the bunker and take swings without the ball being there. Take about 20 swings hitting the sand and following through. The key is to follow through though. After getting the hang of it and paying attention to where the club enters and leaves the sand, try it with a few balls.
That's great advice from Big John. But once again, these pros just don't get it. WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUNKERS TO HIT OUT OF!!!!! If we're in a bunker, we're on the golf course. And if we're taking 20 swings in the bunker, a group behind us is hitting golf balls up our ass because we're holding up the course. I would love to take swings out of a bunker and practice.
So now I'm left to 'think' about taking 30 swings while standing in the bunker. Also I'm left to 'think' about where the club enters and exits the sand. Just as Big John says, I'm making sure I'm following through on my sand swings.
There's reasons why we don't get much better. We get better but nothing drastic. More to come as I get aggravated.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Bunkerphobia
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What you are saying is completely true. Pro golfers, even so called "down to earth" pro golfers like Daly don't remember what its like to have to practice at Farmer Browns, where you have a nine yr old hitting their first golf shots to one side and a 85 yr old man from the Villages hitting probably their last golf shots to the left. (Although I will say they both hit better than I do.) They can't recall a time where the world didn't stop if they wanted to play a round or practice eighty bump and run shots at their course, which is actually THEIR OWN COURSE! Someone needs to give them a reality check.
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