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How do I get a ball to spin or stop coming out of a bunker?

• richardschram 1 Posts

  Tue, Oct 2 2012 11:56 AM

  Having trouble stopping shots out of the bunkers....

• WGTicon 12,511 Posts

  Tue, Oct 2 2012 2:33 PM

  hi

  generally speaking, there will not be much spin when you come out of bunkers.

  -wgticon

• bearclaw27 553 Posts

  Tue, Oct 2 2012 2:59 PM

  You can't really spin it out of the traps here, but the flop shot is your best bet for getting it to stop relatively quickly..

• bneyla1 143 Posts

  Tue, Oct 2 2012 5:23 PM

  On the same vein, what's the best way to get it out of a really tall bunker greenside? My experience is that the flop shot won't go all the way out and a full shot gets out usually but rolls at least 15 yards...

• Yappy22 733 Posts

  Tue, Oct 2 2012 6:33 PM

  Did you see the guys in the Ryder Cup stop their shots out of bunkers..... WGT should pay attention to what real golfers do.

   

• chrisironsbones 3,524 Posts

  Wed, Oct 3 2012 2:31 AM

  WGTicon:

  hi

  generally speaking, there will not be much spin when you come out of bunkers.

  -wgticon

  There used to be a decent amount of spin from bunkers you could relly on ball stopping quite quickly, but it seems now even if you add full spin it rolls for miles like spin has been cancelled altogether, (not that i mind) because it teaches you to stay away from the traps!

• swdeva 238 Posts

  Wed, Oct 3 2012 3:37 AM

  You can spin out of bunkers. But it depends where u are in the bunker n where u are putting the ball.  Shooting out of a bunker n there is a down slope to a flat area don't hit the slope no matter how much spin u put on the ball it will roll pass the hole. If the ball is on  the inside edge of the bunker on a up slope n you are hitting to a flat area n put max spin on the ball it might stop on the first or second bounce. It just depends on your situation in the bunker n where you want to put the ball. But in general it's not easy to spin out of a bunker.