Greenside bunkers-Should I take 2,3 or 4 inches of sand before the ball-and should I take a full swing?

Question

Greenside bunkers-Should I take 2,3 or 4 inches of sand before the ball-and should I take a full swing?

Answer 1

take 2

and wallop it

Answer 2

I try to come in 1 inch behind the ball and treat it like a flop shot with a lot of wrist and a pretty good swing. This works great for me, as long as I am relaxed and have confidence in what I am doing.

Answer 3

have a look at this

Answer 4

take two inches from quarter from front to back if any closer just chip less then an inch from the ball

gud luk

Answer 5

Depends on your lie in the sand......is there a lip that you have to hit over.......how much green do you have between you and the hole.......does the green slope towards you or away from you..........is it good sand....or the c**p you find on a lot of Muni's.......anyway....too many variables to give you a pat answer

Answer 6

only 1 inch

Answer 7

Visualize the ball sitting on a dollar bill.  Your objective should be to try to hit the dollar bill out of the sand.

Answer 8

All depends on a lot of factors; the texture of the sand, the closeness to the lip of the bunker, the height of the lip, the closeness of the pin to the bunker, the depth of the sand, the quickness of the green and the slope of the green. Each of these is considered by the good bunker player before he takes his shot. He sets himself takes the necessary swing with a good follow through. Sometimes he takes out a dollar bill of sand and other times  just a skim coat depending on the lie.