Comments on: Keeping a Quiet Lower Body in the Sand http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/15/keeping-a-quiet-lower-body-in-the-sand/ My Quest to Become a Golf Pro Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:45:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/15/keeping-a-quiet-lower-body-in-the-sand/comment-page-1/#comment-5927 Double Eagle Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:20:03 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1803#comment-5927 Give it a shot next time you get in the sand, Harry. Make it your primary swing thought and you might get good results without even having to dedicate some bunker practice time to work on it (of course, there obviously is no substitute for that). Give it a shot next time you get in the sand, Harry. Make it your primary swing thought and you might get good results without even having to dedicate some bunker practice time to work on it (of course, there obviously is no substitute for that).

]]> By: Yardage Pro http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/15/keeping-a-quiet-lower-body-in-the-sand/comment-page-1/#comment-5909 Yardage Pro Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:47:38 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1803#comment-5909 Hey guys - been a while since I lurked here - tons of good stuff, as usual, DE. Thanks! I read this with interest. Last week at Chantilly National Golf Club in northern VA I lost like 6 strokes in the sand - extra strokes, that is, in addition to the one shot it "should" have taken to get out. :) The biggest problem I seem to have is trying to hard to power the ball out. a quiet lower body and a relaxed swing is what works - I just wish I could do it! Good read - thanks again - Harry Hey guys – been a while since I lurked here – tons of good stuff, as usual, DE. Thanks!

I read this with interest. Last week at Chantilly National Golf Club in northern VA I lost like 6 strokes in the sand – extra strokes, that is, in addition to the one shot it “should” have taken to get out. :)

The biggest problem I seem to have is trying to hard to power the ball out. a quiet lower body and a relaxed swing is what works – I just wish I could do it!

Good read – thanks again –

Harry

]]> By: David http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/15/keeping-a-quiet-lower-body-in-the-sand/comment-page-1/#comment-5745 David Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:47:07 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1803#comment-5745 If you want to read great advice on bunker play, visit the Wedge guy site. The writer is the maker of Eidolon wedges. I found it 100% effective after a little practice. Good luck. If you want to read great advice on bunker play, visit the Wedge guy site. The writer is the maker of Eidolon wedges. I found it 100% effective after a little practice. Good luck.

]]> By: Paul http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/15/keeping-a-quiet-lower-body-in-the-sand/comment-page-1/#comment-5744 Paul Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:30:01 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1803#comment-5744 I guess I should add to that story that I guess this would make me an absolutely terrible pro. I can't even imagine hitting a ball with people lined up all over the place. I watched an old show on the golf channel the other day, a replay of a tournament from the 80's, and I didn't remember how crazy it was back then. Spectators formed something like a human funnel on the tee box and the golfers shot through the funnel. All I could wonder was how many people I could kill with a single, wild shot. I guess I should add to that story that I guess this would make me an absolutely terrible pro. I can’t even imagine hitting a ball with people lined up all over the place.

I watched an old show on the golf channel the other day, a replay of a tournament from the 80′s, and I didn’t remember how crazy it was back then. Spectators formed something like a human funnel on the tee box and the golfers shot through the funnel. All I could wonder was how many people I could kill with a single, wild shot.

]]> By: Paul http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/15/keeping-a-quiet-lower-body-in-the-sand/comment-page-1/#comment-5743 Paul Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:23:37 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1803#comment-5743 I have a feeling you and I are on different golfing levels. I usually shoot in the 90's, occasionally dipping into the 80's. My best game ever was an 82. So knowing how lousy I am, I like looking for simple advice that I can use, and the idea of keeping a quiet lower body in the sand is just such advice. I can hardly wait to get back in a trap ; ) Quick "sort of funny" story: I was playing a course in Maryland once and having a very good game for me. On the 18th hole, I ended up in a green-side bunker after two strokes. As I headed toward the bunker, I was pretty happy with this. At the time, I didn't generally have a hard time getting out of bunkers. My accuracy wasn't great, but I figured I'd have, at worst, a long putt for par and finish up my great game with a great last hole. A bogie was all I really needed. But then I got to my ball, and my perspective changed. The far edge of the green from me was, perhaps, only about 7 or 8 feet from the cart path, and, amazingly, the course had decided that would be a great spot for a bench pointing away from the green. It was really strange. I don't know why the bench was there, except that we were close to the clubhouse and the driving range, but there it was, and there was a woman sitting there with her back to me. The only thing running through my mind was that I was going to miss my shot, spank the ball, and it was going to fly over the green at 100 mph and hit the woman in the back of the head. As a result of this, I ended up taking 3 shots to get out of the sand, and when I did get out, it just barely dribbled onto the green, leaving me with about a 40 foot shot just for a double bogey. I was so mad and frustrated that I ended up 4-putting to finish up my day, now completely ruined. Out of all the golf I've played, that is one of my most vivid memories, although now I find it funny. By the way, I'm headed to Myrtle Beach for some golfing next Friday. Can't wait. I have a feeling you and I are on different golfing levels. I usually shoot in the 90′s, occasionally dipping into the 80′s. My best game ever was an 82.

So knowing how lousy I am, I like looking for simple advice that I can use, and the idea of keeping a quiet lower body in the sand is just such advice. I can hardly wait to get back in a trap ; )

Quick “sort of funny” story: I was playing a course in Maryland once and having a very good game for me. On the 18th hole, I ended up in a green-side bunker after two strokes. As I headed toward the bunker, I was pretty happy with this. At the time, I didn’t generally have a hard time getting out of bunkers. My accuracy wasn’t great, but I figured I’d have, at worst, a long putt for par and finish up my great game with a great last hole. A bogie was all I really needed.

But then I got to my ball, and my perspective changed. The far edge of the green from me was, perhaps, only about 7 or 8 feet from the cart path, and, amazingly, the course had decided that would be a great spot for a bench pointing away from the green. It was really strange. I don’t know why the bench was there, except that we were close to the clubhouse and the driving range, but there it was, and there was a woman sitting there with her back to me. The only thing running through my mind was that I was going to miss my shot, spank the ball, and it was going to fly over the green at 100 mph and hit the woman in the back of the head.

As a result of this, I ended up taking 3 shots to get out of the sand, and when I did get out, it just barely dribbled onto the green, leaving me with about a 40 foot shot just for a double bogey. I was so mad and frustrated that I ended up 4-putting to finish up my day, now completely ruined.

Out of all the golf I’ve played, that is one of my most vivid memories, although now I find it funny.

By the way, I’m headed to Myrtle Beach for some golfing next Friday. Can’t wait.

]]> By: twadlund http://www.lifeintherough.com/2009/07/15/keeping-a-quiet-lower-body-in-the-sand/comment-page-1/#comment-5740 twadlund Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:21:59 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=1803#comment-5740 Great sand advise! My short game has always been pretty shady, but my sand game is even worse. I just have never really felt good with a club in my hands in the sand. I'm actually not all that bad from fairway bunkers, but I sometimes have a hard time getting out in 3 from green side bunkers...I can't wait to go to the range and try keeping my lower body still, concentrating on my arms, and hitting behind the ball a couple inches. I don't think that full thought process has ever been in my head while hitting sand shots. I think my big problem is similar to yours; I have worked hard on my weight transfer, which gets my lower body moving, bad for bunker shots...I remember maybe 5 years ago I was on a golfing trip with my dad at some course in South Carolina, when we spotted a crowd of people huddled around the practice facilities bunkers. Turns out, David Farrety was giving a bunker lesson for a bunch of Business guys, looked liked some firms retreat of some kind. Unfortunately I really don remember much, except him hitting plugged balls out of the sand with 4 and 5 irons...His main point was that it doesn't even matter what club you hit, the swing is the same. Funny enough, I remember him specifically preaching that the lower body needed to remain still. So great advise! Great sand advise! My short game has always been pretty shady, but my sand game is even worse. I just have never really felt good with a club in my hands in the sand. I’m actually not all that bad from fairway bunkers, but I sometimes have a hard time getting out in 3 from green side bunkers…I can’t wait to go to the range and try keeping my lower body still, concentrating on my arms, and hitting behind the ball a couple inches. I don’t think that full thought process has ever been in my head while hitting sand shots. I think my big problem is similar to yours; I have worked hard on my weight transfer, which gets my lower body moving, bad for bunker shots…I remember maybe 5 years ago I was on a golfing trip with my dad at some course in South Carolina, when we spotted a crowd of people huddled around the practice facilities bunkers. Turns out, David Farrety was giving a bunker lesson for a bunch of Business guys, looked liked some firms retreat of some kind. Unfortunately I really don remember much, except him hitting plugged balls out of the sand with 4 and 5 irons…His main point was that it doesn’t even matter what club you hit, the swing is the same. Funny enough, I remember him specifically preaching that the lower body needed to remain still. So great advise!

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