How Do You Hit A Golf Ball Out Of A Sand Trap?
Talk to your average amateur golfer about hitting the ball from a sand trap (almost always referred to as a bunker) and watch him shake his head. It can be one of the most daunting shots in golf. However, a top-level amateur or a pro is hardly worried about hitting the ball out of the sand. It’s a matter of confidence and experience. Most pros are far more worried about hitting the ball out of the rough than they are from the sand. In fact they consider the latter as relaxing as a day at the beach. Accelerate your swing as you go through the sand. The single biggest mistake that most amateur golfers make when hitting the ball out of the bunker is that they fail to allow for the resistance they meet when their sand wedge first makes contact in the trap. Anyone who has played even a few rounds of golf has been told to hit behind the ball and “take sand” when they are attempting to get their ball out of the bunker. But instead of accelerating on impact, they feel their club meet the resis
