Golf Sand Game Tips For Escaping Sand Traps Easily

A good golf sand game is easy to get if you know the right technique. I've broken down the sand shot into 5 basic fundamentals. The first fundamental is your golf grip for the sand shot. The clubface needs to be open in your setup so you want to open up the face and then take your normal grip. If you take your grip with the club square and then open the face, your grip becomes off and you won't be able to be successful at hitting out of the sand.

Here are some Golf Sand Shot Tips for controlling distance out of the traps and a review of helpful sand fundamentals.

Another sand game fundamental is hitting the proper amount of sand behind the golf ball. You want to hit your sands shots just about 2 inches behind the golf ball. If you take too much sand, you'll have trouble getting out of the bunkers. With taking too little sand, you may end up skulling the golf ball over the green. You want to hit down on the sand to get the ball up into the air and out of the bunker. Trying to lift or help the golf ball out of the bunker will only work against you. The loft and bounce of the sand or lob wedge you use for your sand shots is what will get the golf ball out and onto the green.

Alignment in the bunker is the next important sand game key. If you imagine the line from your golf ball to the hole being 12 o'clock, the clubface should be open pointing directly towards 1 o'clock in relation to your target line. The line of your feet should be open pointing to 11 o'clock. This is an important adjustment in your setup that needs to be made in order to hit consistent golf bunker shots.

Also, remember to play the ball all the way off the middle of your left foot. This is even a bit farther forward than a driver shot which would be played off of your left heel. Playing the ball this far forward out of the sand is important because you need to hit the sand first behind the golf ball. If the ball is too far back or towards the middle of the stance, you'll wind up hitting it thin or fat and won't be consistent with getting it out of the trap.

Another important sand shot tip is to get your shoulders tilted the same way as the slope of the shot. This is important for all uphill or downhill lie and is especially important for escaping out of the bunkers. You want to match the line of your shoulders to the line of the slope. So if you are on an uphill slope, your left shoulder will be higher than your right, the same amount so you are matching the slope of the bunker. This will allow you to take the right amount of sand behind the golf ball. Taking too much sand or too little can cause problems with bunker shots. Having your shoulders and spine angle correct will have you getting out of bunkers more easily.

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