果岭边沙坑水平面击球.doc

The Level Greenside Bunker Shot, So Easy Yet So Feared

There is no greater testament to the fact that golf is a mental game than the bunker shot. Physically the bunker shot is the easiest shot in golf because it has the greatest margin for error. The normal golf shot from the fairway requires that the ball be struck precisely for the shot to be good. The greenside bunker shot is one of the few shots in golf where you don’t have to hit the ball at all. There is a margin of from 1 to 3 inches behind the ball that can be struck for most bunker shots to come off well. This fact alone should make the bunker shot very easy to execute. One of the reasons bunker shots are feared is that people have no idea how to play them. First they try to hit the ball, which is incorrect. Since greenside bunker shots travel only a short distance, the golfers will swing short and easy, which is also incorrect. I will list some of the fundamentals that are important for a good bunker shot.
1. When taking your stance in a bunker dig your feet in a little for a solid foundation.
2. If the sand is soft put about 60% of your body weight on the right or back foot when addressing the ball. If the sand is firm put about 60% of your weight on the left or front foot.
3. Align your feet to the left of your target if you play right handed.
4. Now open the clubface to point to the target.
5. Swing the club along your body lines and not at the target.
6. Make sure that you hit from 1 to 3 inches behind the ball.
7. You must take a fairly full swing even if the shot is short, because you are not hitting the ball. The sand is propelling the ball out of the sand.
8. This swing is similar to a regular full golf shot. You need to make a good turn and have a weight shift to the back foot and finish with most of your weight on the front foot as in a regular golf shot. The weight shift in sand may be a little less than a regular fairway shot.
9. Don’t fear the shot. Remember it is easier than the normal shot. With a little practice on these fundamentals you can become a good bunker player.

果岭边沙坑水平面击球，简单却令人不知所措

高尔夫是一项智力运动，沙坑球就是再好不过的证明了。从体能方面来说，沙坑击球是高尔夫中最简单的击球，因为它对失误有最大的容许度。在球道上的正常的击球需要球被击到准确的位置从而打出好球。在果岭边沙坑处的击球是少数几种高尔夫击球法中根本不用直接击到球的打法之一。为了能更好地将球击出，这里有在球后1到3英寸长的距离范围可以击打。仅这一事实就可以使沙坑打球非常容易完成。而人们惧怕打沙坑球的原因之一就是他们不知该如何打。首先他们试图打到球，这就是错误的。而因为果岭边沙坑球飞行距离很短，高尔夫球手就挥得短而不用力，这同样也是错误的。下面我将列出一些对于打好沙坑球来说重要的基本原则：
1． 当摆站姿时，把脚向下埋以便有个稳定的基础。
2． 如果沙子是松软的，当瞄准球时要把60%的身体重量放在右脚或者说后脚上。如果沙子是坚硬的，则60%的身体重量放在左脚或者说前脚上。
3． 如果你用右手挥杆的话，用开放式站位瞄准目标线左侧。
4． 杆面开放对准目标方向。
5． 挥杆应沿着身体的线路而不是目标线。
6． 确保你击打的是球后1到3英寸处。
7． 尽管距离很短你必须用全挥杆完成动作，因为你不是在打球（仅击打沙子），沙子将驱使球飞出沙坑。
8． 在沙坑挥杆基本与正常高尔夫全挥杆相同。你需要很好的转体（上杆时）并且重心先转移到右脚上（对于右手击球者来说，左手击球者相反），然后下杆时大部分重心都转移到左脚上如同正常全挥杆一样。在沙坑的重心转移比在球道上击球时略少一些。
9． 不要害怕沙坑击球。记住它比正常击球简单。在这个基础上，经过一些练习你就可以成为一个好的沙坑击球手了。