We’d all love to impress our playing partners with an expertly-executed bunker shot, but two things often get in the way: our level of skill, and the difficulty of the situation that faces us.
To combat these adversities, Subpar co-host Drew Stoltz has a cheeky solution: employ the hand wedge — discreetly, of course! In this week’s episode of Emergency 9, he explains how.
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“This one comes with a couple of disclaimers,” he said. “One, this should not be used in tournament competition. Two, this should not be used when gambling for significant amounts of money with your friends. But if you’re out there just playing with your buddies who are idiots like my friends are, this is an easy way to get out of a bad situation.”
Stoltz demonstrated the strategy while standing in a bunker with a deep face, facing a downwind shot to a short-sided pin. But the depth of the bunker provided cover from the rest of his group.
“My friends, who are all over there, they can’t see me,” he said. “So here is an easy way to make it look like you just became a really good bunker player without actually being good.”
The key to faking a perfect bunker shot comes down to things: a realistic thump with a sand splash, and a well-timed throw.
“You gotta create a lot of sand so that your idiot friends over there not paying attention, all they see is the sand,” Stoltz said. “And the second one is the timing of the throw. It needs to come right after the thump so that it appears to be an actual golf shot.”
Check out Stoltz’s full demonstration in the video above.
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