A Fresh Mental Approach is All You Need to Get Your Sand Game
On Track (Part 2)

Continued from blog entry – “A LINE IN THE SAND (Part 1)”

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PERFECT YOUR SAND DIVOTS:

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I recommend that you practice taking “sand divots” without a ball. For an average-length bunker shot (40 to 50 feet), you should slice out a divot that’s about as long as a hot dog and as deep as a wallet. The depth is important—you don’t want to dig in too deeply or else the club’s momentum will be stopped. Keep the blade open and keep the clubhead moving by taking a relatively shallow divot as described. Once you’re tak­ing correct-sized divots, put a ball down and make the same swing, with the flange contacting the sand two to three inches behind the ball. It’s like learning to ride a bicycle—keep repeating it and in no time you’ll be getting every ball out and onto the green.