The Buried-Ball-In-The-Bunker Shot

(At the 17th hole Keith demonstrates probably the most unusual shot in the book - the blasting from a bunker of a ball well buried in soft sand).

With the pin on the top section of this big green, I tee on the right hand side and endeavour to use the bank on the right hand side of the green to pitch on to the green. Today, however, the pin is on the bottom section, almost behind the big bunker. My tee shot falls short, straight into the bunker and is well plugged in the sand. To get the ball out under these circumstances with an orthodox bunker shot is almost hopeless. So I will use an unorthodox but highly effective shot. I take my stance as shown below, with the white line showing the line of my feet. Note, however, that the ringed pin is about 60 degrees from the line of stance. The club face must be shut tight, as shown below, with the face of the club square to the pin. The club must be lifted straight up, and aiming about 1$ inches behind the ball, slammed down hard into the sand and through it as far as the sand will allow.