Comments on: In The Sand, Point of Entry is Key http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/ My Quest to Become a Golf Pro Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:20:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Basic Sand Bunker Golf Shot http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-5793 The Basic Sand Bunker Golf Shot Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:57:57 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/#comment-5793 [...] like with anything else, practice makes perfect. Like we talked about Monday, you want to try and make contact with the sand about two inches behind the ball. But with the set up and basic finesse swing I described above, that should be automatic. [...] [...] like with anything else, practice makes perfect. Like we talked about Monday, you want to try and make contact with the sand about two inches behind the ball. But with the set up and basic finesse swing I described above, that should be automatic. [...]

]]> By: Golf Bunker Shots: The Buried Lie http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-5792 Golf Bunker Shots: The Buried Lie Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:57:37 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/#comment-5792 [...] Basic Sand Shot (Life in the Rough) In Sand, the Point of Entry is Key (Life in the Rough) Uphill and Downhill Bunker Shots (Life in the Rough) Fairway Bunker Shots (Life [...] [...] Basic Sand Shot (Life in the Rough) In Sand, the Point of Entry is Key (Life in the Rough) Uphill and Downhill Bunker Shots (Life in the Rough) Fairway Bunker Shots (Life [...]

]]> By: Keeping a Quiet Lower Body in the Sand http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-5750 Keeping a Quiet Lower Body in the Sand Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:56:56 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/#comment-5750 [...] position.  Once you get the feeling of keeping your lower body passive and stable in the sand, learn where your natural point of entry into the sand is, and play the ball a couple of inches forward of [...] [...] position.  Once you get the feeling of keeping your lower body passive and stable in the sand, learn where your natural point of entry into the sand is, and play the ball a couple of inches forward of [...]

]]> By: The Fairway Sand Bunker Shot http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-484 The Fairway Sand Bunker Shot Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:33:21 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/#comment-484 [...] Basic Sand Shot (Life in the Rough) In Sand, the Point of Entry is Key (Life in the Rough) The Buried Lie: A Sandy Grave (Life in the Rough) Uphill and Downhill Lies in [...] [...] Basic Sand Shot (Life in the Rough) In Sand, the Point of Entry is Key (Life in the Rough) The Buried Lie: A Sandy Grave (Life in the Rough) Uphill and Downhill Lies in [...]

]]> By: Uphill and Downhill Lies in Sand Bunkers http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-420 Uphill and Downhill Lies in Sand Bunkers Wed, 15 Aug 2007 02:13:06 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/#comment-420 [...] Basic Sand Shot (Life in the Rough) In Sand, the Point of Entry is Key (Life in the Rough) The Buried Lie: A Sandy Grave (Life in the Rough) Fairway Bunker Shots (Life in [...] [...] Basic Sand Shot (Life in the Rough) In Sand, the Point of Entry is Key (Life in the Rough) The Buried Lie: A Sandy Grave (Life in the Rough) Fairway Bunker Shots (Life in [...]

]]> By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Double Eagle Tue, 29 May 2007 15:34:04 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/#comment-70 You definitely don't want to dig down into the sand. At setup, make sure you've got the face of the club laid open (open it prior to taking your grip, don't just roll your hands open). The rest is done by the design of the club. You want the face of the club just to scoot right under the ball. With the face opened, the bounce of the club should do most of the work for you. Make sure you don't release your hands at impact, like you would for a normal shot. Keep that club face open all the way through. A good mental image you can try: as you swing through, try and imagine the feeling of slapping the back of the club on the sand. Don't let the leading edge dig in. You definitely don’t want to dig down into the sand. At setup, make sure you’ve got the face of the club laid open (open it prior to taking your grip, don’t just roll your hands open). The rest is done by the design of the club.

You want the face of the club just to scoot right under the ball. With the face opened, the bounce of the club should do most of the work for you.

Make sure you don’t release your hands at impact, like you would for a normal shot. Keep that club face open all the way through. A good mental image you can try: as you swing through, try and imagine the feeling of slapping the back of the club on the sand. Don’t let the leading edge dig in.

]]> By: HappyRock http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/comment-page-1/#comment-69 HappyRock Tue, 29 May 2007 13:48:14 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/2007/05/29/in-the-sand-point-of-entry-is-key/#comment-69 Where do you practice sand shots? I have never been good out of the sand. When I first started I was trying to pick the ball clean, now I don't do that, but I am still inconsistent. I think my entry point is pretty good, but I think that I dig down in the sand too much. Should I be just trying to scrap the sand? How deep? Where do you practice sand shots?

I have never been good out of the sand. When I first started I was trying to pick the ball clean, now I don’t do that, but I am still inconsistent. I think my entry point is pretty good, but I think that I dig down in the sand too much.

Should I be just trying to scrap the sand? How deep?

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