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Originally Posted by Eracer  Practice greenside bunker shots in which the ball is up against a steep face (even semi-buried). Instead of opening the clubface, close it severely, such that you are driving the toe of the wedge into the sand behind the ball. Hit down hard and steep with no follow-through. It works. |
One additional tip, do not use your SW or LW. For every degree steeper than level the lie is, add that you your loft on your club. On an extreme slope (say 35-40*), a 60 degree wedge may well end up putting you past 90* and your ball will go backwards. On most slopes I prefer to use my 52*, but have used my PW or even and 8 iron for extreme slopes. Same theory applies in chipping/pitching up to an elevated green. Decrease the loft of you club for steep slopes to get the same effective loft for the shot as you higher lofted clubs.