Bunker Shots Made Easy

Martin Hall demonstrates how a stance and technique once used by Gary Player can help you conquer greenside bunkers with ease

Martin Hall | Jun 9, 2021

Bunker Shots Made Easy /

In the latest edition of "Quick Reads," golf instructor and Golf Channel host Martin Hall demonstrates a stance and technique you can use in greenside bunkers to get you out of trouble in one shot. This stance is similar to the position Gary Player utilized in his prime, and Hall is dressed like the Black Knight to further drive home his point. Gary Player had great technique in the sand. Here's how you can adopt it for your own game.

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Published Jun 9, 2021

MARTIN HALL

Martin Hall has been a golf professional since 1975. He held a tour card on the European Tour for two years and began his teaching career at Trentham Golf Club in England in 1978 before moving to the U.S. in 1985 and basing himself at St. Andrews Country Club in Boca Raton, Fla. He was a lead instructor at the Nicklaus/Flick Golf Schools in 1991-98 and has been the director of instruction at The Club at Ibis in West Palm Beach since 1997. He is the host of "School of Golf," a weekly golf instruction show on Golf Channel that has aired since 2011. Hall was named PGA of America Teacher of the Year 2008. He is a master professional in the PGA of Great Britain and Ireland, a Golf Digest Top 50 instructor and a Golf Magazine Top 100 teacher. Hall has coached major champions, top-ranked juniors and professionals on all major tours. He also has written three books and numerous magazine articles. His wife, Lisa, is a two-time Solheim Cup player, four-time LET winner and former LPGA rookie of the year.