Bunker
Splash to a Line
A bunker drill for the Development stage, on the range, in about 15 minutes.
Builds a consistent sand entry point by requiring the splash to consistently clear a drawn line, the technical follow-up to the foundations sandbox version.
- Beginner
- Solo
- Development
Equipment
- wedge
- 6 balls
Demonstration
Titleist Tips: Bunker Line Drill for Low Point Control by Titleist
Video by Titleist on YouTube. Not affiliated with Tessaira.
Steps
- 01Draw a line in the sand a couple of inches behind where the ball will sit.
- 02Set a ball just in front of the line.
- 03Swing so the club enters right on the line and the sand splashes past a target point.
- 04Repeat for all 6 balls, checking entry point each time.
- 05Track how many of the 6 splash cleanly past the line.
Target
Try to splash more balls cleanly past the line than your last set of 6.
Progression
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