| The best golf swing advice I have ever been given | | | | go right where you want it to go. |
| was to stick to the fundamentals. This not only | | | | 3. Firm footing. It is essential that you get a firm |
| applies to the full swing tee shots and iron shots but | | | | stance in the sand. Move your feet from side to side |
| also to all other various shots you have to play during | | | | to dig down into the sand to accomplish this if |
| a round of golf. Every type of shot that you will | | | | necessary. You must be able to maintain good |
| encounter has a basic fundamental way to approach | | | | balance during your swing. |
| it and than it may have variations from that, but you | | | | 4. Choke up. Because you ground your feet into the |
| must begin with the fundamentals. | | | | sand, you are now closer to the ball, so you need to |
| In this article I would like to give you some good golf | | | | compensate for that by choking up on the club. |
| swing advice regarding the fundamentals of playing | | | | 5. Don't look at the ball. The sand shot is played by |
| out of a green side bunker. Once you master the | | | | hitting the sand about an inch to an inch and a half |
| basics of playing from the sand trap around the | | | | behind the ball. You need to focus on that spot and |
| green, you can easily move on to learning variations | | | | not the ball. On the swing the club head will slide |
| of the basic shot. | | | | under the ball and come out of the trap on a bed of |
| There are 4 keys to the basic sand shot from | | | | sand. The club head will never touch the ball. |
| around the green: | | | | Okay, I know that was 5 keys and not 4, but I had |
| | | | to throw in the one about using the sand wedge. |
| 1. Use your sand wedge. That's what it's made for. | | | | Believe it or not, many amateur golfers are afraid to |
| Hence, the name sand wedge. | | | | use the sand wedge. |
| 2. Take an open stance. Your whole body alignment | | | | Master these keys for your green side sand shots |
| should be well left of your target on the green. Don't | | | | and you'll never worry about being in the sand again. |
| worry! Stick to these fundamentals and the ball will | | | | |