Controlling Distance on Your Bunker Shots

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Added on February 27, 2025
Taking our bunker game to a new level requires an ability to control the distances of our bunker shots, which is no easy task. Do we swing harder? Take more club? Hit closer to the ball? Ask ten golfers and you might get ten different answers, but for a proven recipe for success, we reached out to Titleist Staff Member James Sieckmann, and he shares his three tried-and-true methods in this latest Titleist Golf Tip.

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