Golf Swing Help

Swinging from the Sandbox

Here you'll discover some golf swing help for hitting out the sand close to the green as well as from a fairway bunker.

Getting caught in the sand can be a letdown, especially when it comes after a good shot that just lands in the wrong place. It doesn’t need to be a hole-killer, however, and in fact with some practice a sand trap can be a place you can get out of with confidence.

First things first – the sand isn’t the place for a lot of practice swings. If your golf club makes contact with the sand during something other than the shot, it will cost you penalty strokes, so don’t give yourself excessive opportunities to ground the golf club.

Take a More Open Stance

When setting up, you’ll want to take a more open stance than usual, with the ball even with your front foot. Get yourself comfortable – you can dig your feet in as much as you want – and open up the clubface. That will get the golf club to do its job and get the golf ball airborne. It’s especially critical to do this when hitting out of fairway bunkers, because you’ll likely be using some longer irons that will be ineffective unless that clubface is open.

Your Golf Shot

Now comes the golf shot itself. When near the green, unlike anywhere else on the golf course, your golf club isn’t making contact with the golf ball first but rather with the sand behind the ball. The more sand you hit, the shorter the ball will travel. If you’re right by the green, hit as much as four inches behind the ball – that will displace a lot of sand, and send the golf ball out firmly, but gently. If you’re farther away from the putting green, hit just an inch or two behind it and it will fly farther.

It’s always tempting to stop your golf swing when your club hits the sand, especially since the resistance makes it easy to relax. Don’t succumb to that. Swing through the golf ball, or you risk not imparting the necessary momentum to get it out of the trap.

Hitting out of a Fairway Bunker

When hitting out of a fairway bunker, to the contrary, you will want to pick up as little sand as possible. If you have a good lie, pick a golf club that has enough loft to get over the lip or top of the bunker and catch the golf ball as clean as you can. That will help you get back on track towards salvaging par despite the unwanted detour from the fairway.

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