How do you set up to bunkers, OPEN or SQUARED? Comment down below and remember to hit the LIKE if you enjoyed the video!

I prefer to just blade it over the green and then do the same on the way back from the rough back into the bunker, very consistent results

Rory is such a kind and generous man. Lots of bunker shots in this one and he's really patient.

he’s such a nice guy

I could literally watch hours of Rory explaining different shots. What an amazing athlete and person he is. Thank you Rory for your time in this video.

*Meandmygolf* Can you do another video with Rory and his coach (at some stage in the future) that looks into the biomechanics of Rory's golf swing???

Looking at the slow motion its wonderful to see that even the bunker shot is starting from the ground up, noticing his hips moving first to bring the hands down. Great video, i`ll be trying the lines in the set up. Thanks Guys and Rory

Rory is such a generous and humble person. Awesome.

Thank you Rory for giving us your time to teach us weekend warriors!

Recently started watching golf. In no other sport have I seen pro's come on youtube channels and explain their technique so patiently and so well. Such an amazing humble person! (and so talented) Thanks for the lovely videos as always Andy/Pierce

I’m not going to lie - inconsistent bunker shots frustrated me A LOT. I was losing at least 3-6 shots per round the “old” way. After using this method, I’m on average 55% sand saves per round. Thanks guys, you’ve ticked one off my 2020 list!!!

I love all the videos with Rory! He has quickly become my favorite pro golfer. I say quickly, but then realize the video I like the most with him is the Hitting the Perfect Drive one and it was posted a little over 2 years ago...

Fair play Rory took this lesson seriously and talked with enthusiasm. It wasn't just a token gesture of attendance. Top stuff.

Great video. Always used the old school approach but looking forward to trying this. Rory ♥️

I've been using this type of method more recently and aiming right with the face open like that has really given me more consistency on getting a soft shot and reasonably accurate distance for my handicap and level of play. Great video, as usual!

3:32 is a great concise explanation of whats happening in the bunker shot. Very cool! What a nice chap too.

I was taught to set up open and it has worked quite well for me. It wasn't until a couple of years ago I noticed the Pros were setting up square. Oddly enough I didn't hear anyone talking about this change until I came across your video today. I'll definitely be trying the square stance - Thanks for a great demonstration

I love Rory. Genuine. Very informative.

I've been practicing this and I can tell you with a 15 handicap, I'm no longer afraid to get in the bunker..and saving strokes....Thank you Rory

Dang Rory is such a down to earth humble cool guy it's refreshing to see.

this was so much fun to watch - looks like you had fun with Rory too - thank you

Square....this video changed my bunker play enormously....thanks guys!

Wow, One of the best, most intuitive golf lessons I have seen on KZfaq for ages. Big Thumbs up!

I needed this before our golf trip in April. Thanks Rory, Piers, Andy.

Rory is all Class. Great tips and explained well for bunker shots.

It’s interesting that Rory explains that he wants to stand square, but actually his body is aligned slightly to the left.

This works!! I am really struggling with the sand of late. I watched this video twice last night and this morning went to practice sand shots. It seemed too good to be true, but executing these techniques - square-on, maintain good speed, Club face waaaay open, and really using the bounce 3-5 inches behind the ball, depending on the height and distance you want... I was blasting out of the bunker so much more consistently. Im actually excited to get practicing these even more now.

Anytime I see these videos come up I just instantly click. Fantastic stuff. You only have to watch this to realise just how skilled a golfer Rory is. Thanks again for the upload 💪💪💪

Love the access you get to the taylormade team !! So good to see how the likes of Rory play each shot 👏 as I’m old school bunker play ,I’ll now be trying the new way as the noise seemed completely different 👍

What fabulous instruction,it also tells you that you don,t need to have a sand wedge in the bag,,brilliant,cheers

Rory is the one! What a guy! 💪🏼💪🏼

I started doing things this way last year (coaches suggestion) and had good success. One thing to note here that isn’t stated and Rory is doing, you have to lower the handle when you open the face or your in trouble.

Thoroughly enjoyed that - great work guys ! looks so easy Rory's method. Could you please do a video / instructions on position of club on top - struggle with flatter (more behind me ) or more on top instead ! Struggle with release clubs as I get stuck coming down. Thanks

Rory's a master at work. Love it.

Gosh, I really need to practice this. Thanks!

It always amazes me how freaking easy they make it look. Another level.

Rory just seems like the coolest guy on tour.

Awesome guys, love Rory 👌

Interesting that bit of knowledge, it is a really good point i never thought about. At the current moment I line up with the loft open, leading edge square to target line and cut across with my swing depending on how open my club face is. The point of the sand being in the way negating the effect of the leading edge and emphasising the direction of the club path for ball direction actually makes a lot of sense to me. Something for me to try this weekend at the practice bunker!

Brilliant vid, thanks Rory. I'm going to use your technique next week. I find the old style setup very unpredictable for my skill level.

Rory is such a nice guy!

Nice to see you inviting Rory to this video!

Well done! Informative, entertaining and well presented. Keep up the good work!

Absolutely need this! 🏌️

Please do not stop making videos like this !

Very good! Loved it!!

Great tips, I’ll be headed to the range and see if I can improve!

Great content! Thanks😼 From Japan

I've actually never really considered using a more square stance. But I like the idea, and wouldn't be all that difficult given I tend to be more shallow and aggressive with the hips. I'm used to playing in more clay than sand here in Utah, but soft sand usually throws me off for a shot or two before I get things figured

Great video.....Very helpful!

I would usually try to slice across it as well, but now i'll be trying Rory's method.

I always aim left , the old style , but I think I’ll give the other way a go , great video by you guys and how good is Rory

Superb lessons. I have no idea how to play bunker shots like that although l somehow manage to come out with less sand more often that not. Time to practise.

Bucket list would be play a round w @rorymcilroy at any course of his choosing in Ireland, he seems like a real guy, love to see fame hasnt sniffed out his humility, Im a new fan! PS thank you for this, shot 78 last week and stayed in 2 bunkers!

Great tips!

Apart from providing some great tips, Rory just seems like a genuinely nice guy.

Ohh yeah great Stuff good on ya Rory good work Andy and Piers

Nice video, will have to try the flared foot and the 70-30 when next on the course..!

Nice instructions as always

Thx Rory!!!!

Thanks guys! Especially Andy for saying “that was from Tom Gunning by the way” 😂😂🙌🏼

Great stuff guys! So I’m a 90-100 casual golfer. Haven’t swung the clubs since last fall. Do you recommend any videos, or can you make one, for those of us heading back to the course in the spring? I personally struggle the most with slice and draw on my driver and high irons. Love this channel!! 🙋🏻‍♀️

That ball/left heel line up works great in quality sand, not so much on the heavy/damp/muni track sand . There I think the ball position is a bit closer to center. The imagined 90 degree line in the sand from the ball position works for lining up the shaft just great, matches impact on a productive bunker shot. Thanks for the lesson.

great content lads.... best bunker lesson i have seen is the one by pete cowen, promotes exactly what Rory is saying, square stance, aim slightly right allowing the bounce to do the work, weight into left knee with foot flared out, but most importantly he gives you the butterfly grip - strong left hand and weak right hand (for right handed golfer) this allows you to use the bounce correctly and come in shallow at impact creating that perfect sound you both noticed.. if you aim left and swing across the ball is not travelling forward is it? its spinning left to right and you have to swing so much harder.. also a great way to see the effect of this is to colour in one half of the ball with a red marker line it up and watch the way the ball comes out of the sand, if it rolls end over end you will see it very quickly offering you the best feedback...

Great stuff - thanks!

Hoping to try these tips this season fingers crossed corona goes away soon

Glad to see even the world #1 isn't immune to the dreaded "bag topple". Good stuff.

Rory: Thanks, so gracious with your time and help. I struggle in the sand, but by comparison have a good sense of chipping, I know my pace and bounce. Yet can't work out of the trap. How are the swings similar and different ? I realize you've demonstrated the swing, could you offer a descriptive comparison. Thanks

Rory is the best ambassador for golf. He's an extraordinary player, calm demeanor and very likeable.

Top class content lads 👌

Super good info

This new method of bunker shot has been prevailing in pro tour for these 10 years. 'Open Club Face -Square Stance' is possible only in bunker shot, because club face does not contact the ball directly. Check Rory's stance when he hit lob shot with open club face. His body is aiming left.

Interesting. I always open my stance in the bunker. I’ll try closing it next time see how that works.

if Rory is on for a lesson, I'm watching, arguably the top golfer today,

Rory! Watch and repeat!

Great, great video guys, love Rory. Question, the aiming to the right bucket shot, do you still have club face open? Thanks !

Nice one rory

Recent dry spell, soft sand, impossible to get firm stance, everything slipping as swing back, too much sand taken, ball stays in bunker. Love for Rory to demo solution to that. Grt vid.

Nice.

Brilliant

When are you guys doing a P Reed sand castle bunker lesson?

Many public courses have various sand in bunkers, even on the same 18 holes you may indeed come across 2-3 different sands. Often hard sand as well or dirt. The cost of sand is too high for many public and some country clubs as well, the maintenance is costly as well. The golf course architects love to throw 70-150 bunkers in the designs nonetheless.

Rickie and Rory? Congrats!

I just keep my fingers crossed 😂

A pro told me the trick is to put some of the sand on the green. Thas seems to work for me.

I would usually hit it fat, re hit it from 3 feet behind the original hit, then blade it over the green on to the next Tee,pick up the ball and call it quits.

Don't know if comment in Sept 2022 will still be read, but would like to see Rory's technique for wet sand, either from recent rain or from sprinklers. Many times the top thin layer will look dry but then underneath it is still wet. And can be dry around the edges of the bunker, but still wet in the middle that is lower. Am okay in dry sand, but wet sand drives me nuts.

Can you do a bunker video where the bunkers are taller than 6 foot ! nearer 10 foot plus !!! Come to North Berwick West links and see what I mean

One day, when he fancies retirement but to still be involved, Rory will be an excellent coach.

It depends distance to pin and the lie in the bunker, but mainly open.

My bunker career has ended due to this video .thanks guys

This is all great when you are playing at a course that takes care of their bunkers and actually has a decent amount of sand in them. What about for the 90% of courses around me that are like playing off the cart path when you are in a bunker?

Free bunker lesson with the Fedex Champ! Doesn't get much better than that

I love how the bags are always lined up .. my bag wouldn’t be anywhere near Rory’s

How do you adjust your weight, stance, ball position, swing plane etc when the lie is downhill, and/or uphill in the bunker?

It all depends on the quality of sand. The fluffy stuff is alot easier to hit out of than the mud we get up here in the north

So with the semi damp builders sand we often have here in the U.K. does this advice change ?

What I would LOVE to know is Rory looking at the ball or a point in the sand? Key question surely?

no mention of any grip change? thinking of Pete Cowan's butterfly grip seeing as Rory mentioned him

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