Lefties Only Golf Tips: Another big common mistake you see golfers make within the bunker is not applying enough loft to the shot. Now loft in a bunker can be a little bit scary because when you're getting set up over the ball if you stop opening up the club face and presenting lots of loft at the shot golfers can become a little bit nervous because they fear that the ball won't go far enough they fear that they won't make solid contact.