Don’t Scoop in the Sand

photo credit: nsaplayer     Scooping the ball out of sand usually ends in failure.   The player gets too wristy forcing them to hit the sand early, causing a fat shot.   Scooping can also cause a thin shot (hitting too close to the ball/or the ball itself) which sends the ball over the green.  

TIPS:   1.)   Draw a ring around the ball, a few inches wider than the ball.   2.)   Open the clubface so that it aims at the target and hover the club over the back of the doughnut ring.   3.)   Open your stance with your weight on your lead side.   4.)   Be aggressive and  remove the sand from the middle of the doughnut.

The  goal of  every bunker shot is to get the ball on the green !