Wayne D Working on Bunker Technique

I hadn’t been in the bunker with the camera for a while and since I am changing my technique a bit from an out to in path with an open stance and open face to a more square stance and a shallower approach I thought it would be a good idea to see if I were really doing what I was thinking about. As you will see in the first attempt I am still keeping the shaft in front of me and coming from quite a bit out to in. After watching these shots, I adjust my hand position at address and try to get the club on a shallower plane in both directions. The result is a softer ball flight with less right to left spin, with a swing that feels more like my normal path but with an obvious “rock skipping” throw release. I saw a lot of this (squarer stance and inside approach) when I was out on Tour with Streelman, and he always struggled with his steep approach.