Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of Best
Young Teachers in
America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Stop Blading Bunker Shots with This Pre-Setting Impact Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct club entry point into the sand for better contact
- Understand the importance of shaft position to avoid blading
- Practice a visual cue that reinforces proper impact mechanics
Learn how to pre-set your impact in the bunker to improve your sand shots. This drill will help you feel more comfortable hitting the sand and avoid bladed shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.920
This bunker drill is pre-setting impact. So just like we were pre-setting
2
00:00:04.920 --> 00:00:05.440
impact
3
00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:11.760
in the impact section of layer one, we're also going to pre-set impact with
4
00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:17.520
the bunker to get used to hitting the sand. It's often if you struggle with
5
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:20.920
bunkers you typically struggle with one of two things. You struggle with either
6
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:27.480
bladed shots or shots that get left in the bunker. That's going to be addressed
7
00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:32.800
in the troubleshooting video, but if you're the one who tends to air more
8
00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:36.400
towards the side of blading the ball, you're not going to feel very comfortable
9
00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:40.840
having the club in the sand to begin with. So you're always going to kind of
10
00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:44.440
be flinching because you're scared of hitting it really really fast because
11
00:00:44.440 --> 00:00:49.200
your path is probably a little too shallow. So the videos or the drill is
12
00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.360
pretty simple. It's a pre-set impact. You're going to get first in your good
13
00:00:52.360 --> 00:00:57.240
setup position and then remember the club is going to be entering the sand a
14
00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.440
couple inches behind the ball, about two inches behind the ball. So what we're
15
00:01:00.440 --> 00:01:04.640
going to do is we're going to push the club down two inches behind the ball.
16
00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:05.000
You
17
00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:09.120
can actually smack the sand and kind of get the feeling of the club down under
18
00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:13.160
the ball like so. Now in doing so you also want to make sure that the shaft is
19
00:01:13.160 --> 00:01:16.920
pretty vertical. It's not leaning forward, leaning backward will just make it
20
00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:17.080
go
21
00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:22.400
higher but it's still okay. So shaft is pretty vertical just like so and then
22
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.280
what you would do is you would take your swing trying to get the club to come
23
00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:31.080
right back into that spot. So it just gives you a kind of a visual. Obviously
24
00:01:31.080 --> 00:01:34.800
this is illegal to do on the course but when you're practicing we do lots of
25
00:01:34.800 --> 00:01:38.520
stuff that's illegal on the course like drawing lines and touching the sand. So
26
00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:46.120
example you kind of smack the sand like so and then try to get the club to
27
00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:46.400
enter
28
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:50.800
right back where it was and lucky enough I did it and hit a nice little bunker
29
00:01:50.800 --> 00:01:57.080
shot a few feet away from the pin. So it's a good visual for being able to feel
30
00:01:57.080 --> 00:02:01.680
that right arm fully lengthen and get into the sand. If your tendency is to
31
00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:04.080
kind of flinch through the bunkers this is a great job that'll help you with
32
00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:06.280
that.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.920
This bunker drill is pre-setting impact. So just like we were pre-setting
2
00:00:04.920 --> 00:00:05.440
impact
3
00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:11.760
in the impact section of layer one, we're also going to pre-set impact with
4
00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:17.520
the bunker to get used to hitting the sand. It's often if you struggle with
5
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:20.920
bunkers you typically struggle with one of two things. You struggle with either
6
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:27.480
bladed shots or shots that get left in the bunker. That's going to be addressed
7
00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:32.800
in the troubleshooting video, but if you're the one who tends to air more
8
00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:36.400
towards the side of blading the ball, you're not going to feel very comfortable
9
00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:40.840
having the club in the sand to begin with. So you're always going to kind of
10
00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:44.440
be flinching because you're scared of hitting it really really fast because
11
00:00:44.440 --> 00:00:49.200
your path is probably a little too shallow. So the videos or the drill is
12
00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.360
pretty simple. It's a pre-set impact. You're going to get first in your good
13
00:00:52.360 --> 00:00:57.240
setup position and then remember the club is going to be entering the sand a
14
00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.440
couple inches behind the ball, about two inches behind the ball. So what we're
15
00:01:00.440 --> 00:01:04.640
going to do is we're going to push the club down two inches behind the ball.
16
00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:05.000
You
17
00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:09.120
can actually smack the sand and kind of get the feeling of the club down under
18
00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:13.160
the ball like so. Now in doing so you also want to make sure that the shaft is
19
00:01:13.160 --> 00:01:16.920
pretty vertical. It's not leaning forward, leaning backward will just make it
20
00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:17.080
go
21
00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:22.400
higher but it's still okay. So shaft is pretty vertical just like so and then
22
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.280
what you would do is you would take your swing trying to get the club to come
23
00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:31.080
right back into that spot. So it just gives you a kind of a visual. Obviously
24
00:01:31.080 --> 00:01:34.800
this is illegal to do on the course but when you're practicing we do lots of
25
00:01:34.800 --> 00:01:38.520
stuff that's illegal on the course like drawing lines and touching the sand. So
26
00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:46.120
example you kind of smack the sand like so and then try to get the club to
27
00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:46.400
enter
28
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:50.800
right back where it was and lucky enough I did it and hit a nice little bunker
29
00:01:50.800 --> 00:01:57.080
shot a few feet away from the pin. So it's a good visual for being able to feel
30
00:01:57.080 --> 00:02:01.680
that right arm fully lengthen and get into the sand. If your tendency is to
31
00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:04.080
kind of flinch through the bunkers this is a great job that'll help you with
32
00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:06.280
that.
Tyler Ferrell is the only person in the world named to Golf Digest's list of
Best Young Teachers in America AND its list of Best Golf Fitness Professionals in America.
Stop Blading Bunker Shots with This Pre-Setting Impact Drill
After this video, you'll be able to:
- Feel the correct club entry point into the sand for better contact
- Understand the importance of shaft position to avoid blading
- Practice a visual cue that reinforces proper impact mechanics
Learn how to pre-set your impact in the bunker to improve your sand shots. This drill will help you feel more comfortable hitting the sand and avoid bladed shots.
Video Transcript
WEBVTT
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.920
This bunker drill is pre-setting impact. So just like we were pre-setting
2
00:00:04.920 --> 00:00:05.440
impact
3
00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:11.760
in the impact section of layer one, we're also going to pre-set impact with
4
00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:17.520
the bunker to get used to hitting the sand. It's often if you struggle with
5
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:20.920
bunkers you typically struggle with one of two things. You struggle with either
6
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:27.480
bladed shots or shots that get left in the bunker. That's going to be addressed
7
00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:32.800
in the troubleshooting video, but if you're the one who tends to air more
8
00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:36.400
towards the side of blading the ball, you're not going to feel very comfortable
9
00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:40.840
having the club in the sand to begin with. So you're always going to kind of
10
00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:44.440
be flinching because you're scared of hitting it really really fast because
11
00:00:44.440 --> 00:00:49.200
your path is probably a little too shallow. So the videos or the drill is
12
00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.360
pretty simple. It's a pre-set impact. You're going to get first in your good
13
00:00:52.360 --> 00:00:57.240
setup position and then remember the club is going to be entering the sand a
14
00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.440
couple inches behind the ball, about two inches behind the ball. So what we're
15
00:01:00.440 --> 00:01:04.640
going to do is we're going to push the club down two inches behind the ball.
16
00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:05.000
You
17
00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:09.120
can actually smack the sand and kind of get the feeling of the club down under
18
00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:13.160
the ball like so. Now in doing so you also want to make sure that the shaft is
19
00:01:13.160 --> 00:01:16.920
pretty vertical. It's not leaning forward, leaning backward will just make it
20
00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:17.080
go
21
00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:22.400
higher but it's still okay. So shaft is pretty vertical just like so and then
22
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.280
what you would do is you would take your swing trying to get the club to come
23
00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:31.080
right back into that spot. So it just gives you a kind of a visual. Obviously
24
00:01:31.080 --> 00:01:34.800
this is illegal to do on the course but when you're practicing we do lots of
25
00:01:34.800 --> 00:01:38.520
stuff that's illegal on the course like drawing lines and touching the sand. So
26
00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:46.120
example you kind of smack the sand like so and then try to get the club to
27
00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:46.400
enter
28
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:50.800
right back where it was and lucky enough I did it and hit a nice little bunker
29
00:01:50.800 --> 00:01:57.080
shot a few feet away from the pin. So it's a good visual for being able to feel
30
00:01:57.080 --> 00:02:01.680
that right arm fully lengthen and get into the sand. If your tendency is to
31
00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:04.080
kind of flinch through the bunkers this is a great job that'll help you with
32
00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:06.280
that.
1
00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.920
This bunker drill is pre-setting impact. So just like we were pre-setting
2
00:00:04.920 --> 00:00:05.440
impact
3
00:00:05.440 --> 00:00:11.760
in the impact section of layer one, we're also going to pre-set impact with
4
00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:17.520
the bunker to get used to hitting the sand. It's often if you struggle with
5
00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:20.920
bunkers you typically struggle with one of two things. You struggle with either
6
00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:27.480
bladed shots or shots that get left in the bunker. That's going to be addressed
7
00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:32.800
in the troubleshooting video, but if you're the one who tends to air more
8
00:00:32.800 --> 00:00:36.400
towards the side of blading the ball, you're not going to feel very comfortable
9
00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:40.840
having the club in the sand to begin with. So you're always going to kind of
10
00:00:40.840 --> 00:00:44.440
be flinching because you're scared of hitting it really really fast because
11
00:00:44.440 --> 00:00:49.200
your path is probably a little too shallow. So the videos or the drill is
12
00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.360
pretty simple. It's a pre-set impact. You're going to get first in your good
13
00:00:52.360 --> 00:00:57.240
setup position and then remember the club is going to be entering the sand a
14
00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.440
couple inches behind the ball, about two inches behind the ball. So what we're
15
00:01:00.440 --> 00:01:04.640
going to do is we're going to push the club down two inches behind the ball.
16
00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:05.000
You
17
00:01:05.000 --> 00:01:09.120
can actually smack the sand and kind of get the feeling of the club down under
18
00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:13.160
the ball like so. Now in doing so you also want to make sure that the shaft is
19
00:01:13.160 --> 00:01:16.920
pretty vertical. It's not leaning forward, leaning backward will just make it
20
00:01:16.920 --> 00:01:17.080
go
21
00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:22.400
higher but it's still okay. So shaft is pretty vertical just like so and then
22
00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.280
what you would do is you would take your swing trying to get the club to come
23
00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:31.080
right back into that spot. So it just gives you a kind of a visual. Obviously
24
00:01:31.080 --> 00:01:34.800
this is illegal to do on the course but when you're practicing we do lots of
25
00:01:34.800 --> 00:01:38.520
stuff that's illegal on the course like drawing lines and touching the sand. So
26
00:01:38.520 --> 00:01:46.120
example you kind of smack the sand like so and then try to get the club to
27
00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:46.400
enter
28
00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:50.800
right back where it was and lucky enough I did it and hit a nice little bunker
29
00:01:50.800 --> 00:01:57.080
shot a few feet away from the pin. So it's a good visual for being able to feel
30
00:01:57.080 --> 00:02:01.680
that right arm fully lengthen and get into the sand. If your tendency is to
31
00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:04.080
kind of flinch through the bunkers this is a great job that'll help you with
32
00:02:04.080 --> 00:02:06.280
that.
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