When it comes to bunkers on the golf course, none of them are identical. And the sand you find in them is also different from bunker to bunker. So when your ball lands in one of these traps, you have to make an educated assessment of the situation. You have to know what kind of sand is in the bunker. Is it wet and coarse, is it fine and dry? What are the variables that are at work? And you have to know the lie of the ball that you have to deal with. Is the ball sitting on top of the sand? Is it buried, is it only buried half-way?

While every bunker has different types of sand and is a different size and configuration, typically, there are two extremes when it comes to bunkers:

1. High Lip Bunker–Some bunkers are quite small and deep. These are typically circular in configuration. They are literally a hole (a big one) in the course. These types of bunkers will usually have a big lip to them. This can present a challenge to getting your ball on the green. That lip will look like it’s just waiting for the ball. Sometimes it will seem to almost reach out and grab the ball and spit it back into the bottom of the bunker. The key to getting out of one of these is to swing the club back very steeply and then to follow through.

2. Wide Flat Bunker–Other bunkers will be quite shallow. By the same token these tend to be very wide. You don’t have to pop the ball up as high with this type of bunker. Just loft the ball low and let it travel a longer distance.

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