Cross Field Pressure

Cross Field Pressure occurs when players shoot across the field at diagonal or lateral angles that intersect bunkers and routes on the far or interior side. Instead of focusing only on the opponents directly in front of them, these players use their position to influence the opposite grid.

From certain bunkers, such as center wedges, bricks, or midline cans, a player can send lanes toward interior bunkers that other teammates cannot see directly. This pressure can reduce how comfortably those interior players can move, wrap, or switch between sides of their bunkers.

When combined with tape-side pressure, X-side angles can create multi-directional coverage. A bunker that is already being watched from the front or the same side may also be intersected by crossfield lines, further narrowing the safe ways to play it. In some layouts, this pattern is central to how teams control mid-grid structures.

X-side pressure is closely related to Cross Field Lanes and cross-X control but does not require a specific geometric pattern. It simply describes situations where crossfield or diagonal angles are being used to shape how interior or opposite-side positions function within the layout.