Explosion shot

Explosion shot
A shot that takes a lot of sand out of a sand bunker.
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explosion shot-- A type of bunker shot in which the sand behind the golf ball is struck with a large amount of force displacing a large amount of sand.

EXPLOSION SHOT or SPLASH SHOT - a golf shot played from the bunker and created by the clubface "splashing" into the sand and removing the ball on a bed of sand.
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Explosion Shot: A type of shot where the club passes very forcefully at and under the ball from sand or heavy rough which causes the ball to jump out with no or very little actual contact between the ball and club face.

Explosion Shot : A shot that removes a large amount of sand in addition to the ball, as from a buried lie in a bunker.
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EXPLOSION SHOT
A shot hit in the sand trap where the club slides under the ball and displaces a large amount of sand.
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explosion shot
A shot that takes large quantities of sand out of a sand trap.
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Explosion Shot
A shot out of a sand trap that takes a great deal of sand with it.
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The explosion shot requires a sharp, descending blow, which minimizes as much material between the clubface and ball as possible.

An explosion shot. An aggressive shot. A powerful drive. Blind Bogey A type of competition in which each player tries to come the closest to a score that has been drawn out of a hat.

(He played a spectacular explosion shot from the bunker to save par). Extension The width of the swing as measured by the target arm on the backswing and the trail arm on the follow-through.

blast (also "blast shot, explosion, explosion shot") a shot that removes a large amount of sand or earth in addition (hopefully) to the ball, as from a buried lie in a bunker ...

This is because they were taught that the only way to come out of a trap is with an explosion shot, a rather unnatural stroke for the beginner since the club head has to strike the sand behind the ball and does not strike the ball itself.

The safer shot in this situation is to play an explosion shot and simply get the ball on the green. To play this shot, align your shoulders level to the ground, not to the slope.

Try hitting the a slicing 8-iron instead of the big explosion shot.
When most golfers are called upon to hit a greenside sand shot of 30 yards or more, they resort to sort of a power blast, ...

At any rate, at the time my wife was just learning to play an explosion shot.

A shot that takes a large amount of sand with it when hitting out of a sand trap. An explosion shot.
Topping
Topping a shot is when the club hits well above the center of the ball causing it to run along the ground.

To do this you must move the ball forward in your stance and attempt an explosion shot similar to that in the sand. You don't actually hit the ball, but you make contact with the grass behind the ball with your sand wedge.

Explosion: A shot played from a sand bunker, usually when the ball has buried or settled down into the sand. (He played a spectacular explosion shot from the bunker to save par).

explode To hit the ball from sand using a steeply lofted club with the club hitting into the sand behind the ball and spraying a large amount of sand.
explosion shot A shot that takes large quantities of sand out of a sand trap.

Explode - To hit the ball from sand using a lofted club with the club hitting the sand behind the ball first and sending a large amount of sand upwards.
Explosion shot - A shot that takes large quantities of sand out of a sand trap.

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