Technique

• Hit sand not the ball (2-4 inches behind)
• Full swing (explosion shot)
• Open stance
• Open face
• Ball postion is forward
• Sand, lob, or pitch wedge
• Swing along your body line
• No weight shift to the back foot
• Accelerate to Trophy Pose

Mental

• Easiest shot in golf (sand is your friend!)
• Check lie
• Pick landing area on the green
• Hole it!

Drills

• Practice a variety of different distances and lies

 

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