The Key To Hitting High Bunker Shots

Ben Pellicani

Ben Pellicani

Golf Digest Best Young Teacher in America, Golf Digest Best in Tennessee, 2019 Middle Tennessee PGA Teacher of the Year

Like anything, how we train our hands helps us with the shot. So, in the bunkers, we have to train our hands a little differently. The drill we like to use here is the helicopter drill. We are going to take our hands about belt high, keeping your hands nice and soft against your body, and go clockwise. Just kind of spinning that club around when you do that, it kind of creates a helicopter motion. That softness and suppleness in your hands and wrists is the key to hitting nice high soft bunker shots.