By Robin All, PGA Life Member<\/i><\/p>\n
When’s the last time you practiced a bunker shot—or tried that high, soft flop over the trap to a tight pin? Maybe never. But somehow, we still expect to post a low score!<\/p>\n
Let’s face it: bunkers are designed to penalize you for missing the green. But here’s a little secret from the pros—many would rather<\/em> be in the sand than buried in thick rough. Why? Because with the right technique, sand and flop shots can be both controlled and consistent.<\/p>\n The two shots are more alike than you might think. Both require you to open the face<\/strong> of your wedge. This adds loft<\/strong> and backspin<\/strong>, and also activates the bounce<\/strong>—the curved back part of the club that helps the wedge glide through sand or grass.<\/p>\n Keep in mind: when you open the face, the ball will go higher<\/strong>, but not as far<\/strong>. So you’ll need to make a longer, more committed swing<\/strong> than usual. Don’t be shy—trust the technique.<\/p>\n And here’s some friendly advice: save yourself time (and golf balls) by taking a lesson from an experienced PGA professional—preferably one with some years under their belt. We’ve seen it all, and we’re trained to help you play better, smarter golf.<\/p>\n Give me a call—I’d love to help you take your short game to the next level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Robin All, PGA Life Member When’s the last time you practiced a bunker shot—or tried that high, soft flop over the trap to a tight pin? Maybe never. But somehow, we still expect to post a low score! Let’s face it: bunkers are designed to penalize you for missingContinue Reading<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[56,52],"tags":[992,955],"class_list":["entry","author-john-griggs","post-7417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-columns","category-sports","tag-golf-tips-for-seniors","tag-robin-all"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gpstrianglenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Sand-Shot-_2025_630x350.jpg?fit=630%2C350","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}