Bunker Play

Circle your foot

Drawing a foot-sized circle around where the ball sits teaches exactly how much sand a standard splash shot should remove.

intermediate15 reps per session, twice a weekSand wedgePractice bunker

How to perform it

  1. 1.Draw a circle in the sand roughly the size of a shoe, with the ball position at the centre-front.
  2. 2.Swing to remove sand from inside the circle only, entering just behind its back edge and exiting near the front.
  3. 3.Check that the splash mark matches the circle — too small means hitting the ball first, too large means chunking.
  4. 4.Repeat with an actual ball once the sand-removal pattern is consistent.

What you should learn

  • How much sand a proper splash shot actually takes.
  • To trust the technique rather than steering the club toward the ball.

After a few weeks of practice

Your splash divot becomes correctly sized on nearly every attempt, and carry distance and trajectory from greenside sand become far more consistent.