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Four Keys For Knocking It On The Green

Copy what good players do out of fairway bunkers

Parking your tee shot in the sand on a par 4 or par 5 doesn't have to sentence you to a bogey or worse. You can execute fairway-bunker shots with consistency if you focus on stability at address and control during the swing. There's one overriding swing thought you should use: Hit the ball solidly. Follow these four steps to set up success in the sand.

Illustrations by Todd Detwiler

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