Bunkers shots come in all shapes and sizes and one particular variation would be a fairway bunker shot. Generally speaking fairway bunker shots do not have to encounter the big steep lips unless you are playing the pot bunkers on the links golf course. Most fairway bunkers the slightly shallower slightly flatter and therefore the club selection doesn't have to be a sand wedge.
Making The Right Swings, The Fairway Bunker (Video) - by Pete Styles