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This video is learning how to control distance out of the bunker.

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So similar to how we were controlling distance with the other wedge swings,

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the finesse swing, the distance wedges, tempo is going to play a big role.

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So if you're getting up here in one time, it's nice and smooth,

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and the next time it's really fast and aggressive,

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it's going to be hard to control how far the ball's going.

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But you're welcome to try that method.

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It does work.

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I recommend you find kind of your stock bunker swing and then build off of that

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So for most of you, it'll be kind of like a distance wedge swing where it's

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going nine o'clock,

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but with the different setup position, the downswing will be more of this

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letting gravity

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or letting your arm drop.

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So then once you have your standard swing, let's say that my standard swing

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goes about 15 yards,

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which is ideal because that's about how far you're going to have for a lot of

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bunker shots

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if you're in green side bunkers.

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Well, then there are things I can do, like opening up the clubface will take

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away some distance,

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squaring the clubface more can add a little.

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So maybe that gives me a three yard buffer on either side.

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I can switch clubs.

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So let's say I normally play my 58 and that goes the 15.

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I could take even, this is my nine iron.

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There's no rule that you can't use a normal iron.

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I mean, Seve was pretty good at it.

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But you can take your normal nine iron and do your normal swing.

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And so if my normal 58 went certain height, this one probably went 25 yards.

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So now I just added a whole other shot to my bag that makes it a little bit

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easier to hit the pin 25 yards away

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unless I have to carry it the whole way there.

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There will be times where you have to adjust off your normal swing and just add

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more speed.

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It just gets a little bit riskier.

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So playing with loft, playing with different clubs, and then the last one is

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playing with your squat stance.

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So if I really want to hit this thing high and short, what you'll tend to see

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is we'll get down even further

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so that the club is going to work very much under the ball.

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Now I'm going to have some good amount of loft with this get down pretty far

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and we'll see how many it takes for it to be kind of a good looking swing.

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So it took one.

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You saw how aggressive and how much speed and compared to my normal bunker

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swing, that only went about six, seven yards.

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So it went about half the distance, had a ton of speed or a spin and was going

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to stop very, very quickly.

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So getting down in the squat stance, getting that handle low can help create

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height and take away distance.

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This is a little riskier in the bunkers, but standing up a little taller, a

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little bit more bend can add a little bit.

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But those are just some easy ways that you can play around with distance

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control.

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Either way, you want to try to establish a consistent tempo just like we're

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using in your finesse swing and your distance wedge.

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So try that to work on your distance control. You can play ladder drills, all

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those kind of fun games that we have in the layer three practice section.

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They'll help you dial in and figure out how to become really deadly out of the

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bunker.