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    Tee Boxes

    Every hole on the golf course will have at least 3 separate tee boxes, all positioned at various distances from the putting green. The closest is typically marked with a red tee marker.

    Each tee box will have a marker on the side, and is typically 10 yards apart. The length of a tee box is approximately 9 feet, or the length of 2 clubs.

    The reason why a tee box is such a large area is so that you have the benefit of teeing up in different locations based on what type of shot you would like to make. When making your shot, you have to tee up your ball anywhere inside the 10 yard X 9 foot location.

    According to the official golf rules, it is not necessary to stand inside of the tee box itself. Your feet are allowed to be outside of this area so long as the ball remains inside.

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    How To Become An Expert In The Bunker (2)

    By Foursome

    If you are the type of golfer who has not broken the 100 score and have yet to put forth the necessary practice into your short game to do so, specifically your sand shots, then it’s time to make a decision.

    Either you become a more strategic player or you stay at the same skill level while the more serious players of your group progress.

    You can improve your golf game by 50% and lower your score in the shortest time possible by practicing one of the most important shots that most average golfers fail on – hitting from the sand.

    Stop Exploding & Start Splashing

    Your choices here are limited to only two types of shots – the splash or the explosion – but surprisingly most of you are probably taking the wrong swing.  You should, at all times possible, be utilizing the splash shot, but most golfers choose the latter, thinking that every sand set up was meant to be an explosion shot.

    The truth is that the splash is the very type of shot that your sand wedge was built for. It just takes practice in order to use it successfully. Any club can be used to knock an explosion shot, which may get the ball out of the bunker, but how far it gets towards the hole is just a matter of luck, not skill.

    The splash shot requires the club to lightly deflect off of the sand immediately after moving through the surface. The basic idea when coming up behind and under the ball is to skim through the least amount of sand possible. To the player that is not skilled enough to work with the splash, exploding the ball is the safest route. But in your case, however, you have made the decision to step up your game and break new boundaries.Learning To Trust Your Sand Wedge

    The first rule in becoming a better splash shot golfer is to learn how to trust the sand wedge. The design of this particular club was made for a reason. At first, if you are not used to playing this shot, you may want to use a sand wedge that carries more bounce than most. As you become better you can move onto one that has less bounce.

    The reason why you will want a club with less bounce as your skill level progresses is because, as you get better, you will want the club to start hitting the sand closer and closer to the golf ball. In any case, when learning how to trust your sand wedge, you will have to depend on the club to deflect up on its own when it hits the sand.

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