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The modern bunker trend that Tour Pros use.

STOP IT COLD FROM THE SAND Leave it next to the hole with some height and spin By Lindy LaBauve

TO HIT A HIGH, SPINNy greenside bunker shot, you need a fair amount of club-

swing and achieve a consistent entry point in the sand – hugely important to success from the bunker. It’s the hands and arms that you want accelerating and providing the speed, not the body. Turn the page to learn how to get your sequencing correct and add speed where you want it most, under the ball. – WITH DAVE ALLEN LINDY LABAUVE is director of instruction at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale.

head speed. However, the way you gen- erate that speed is critical to being able to stop the ball close to the hole. Many golfers, based on past experi- ences with taking too much sand, use their bodies to try to create more speed. They either pull the club down hard with their shoulders or over-rotate their body through the shot. This makes it hard to control the low point of the

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