Hi Guys:
The key to getting out of the sand every time is knowing an important secret to hitting this shot. [You can see me demonstrating this shot on the video].
I’m going to reveal to you here what I learned from certain touring pros on how to hit this shot and you’ll have the information to make it your own.
Over the years at our golf schools we looked for a drill that would cut right thru and deliver a high skill level that students could use and learn quickly. So I’m giving it to you here.
But before we do this let’s touch on a couple key basics for this shot:
1. Open your stance left of the target with your shoulders and hips and foot line;
2. Open your club some and aim the club face to the hole;
3. Hinge the club up steeply as you go back up to the top;
4. Keep your weight more on your left side going back;
5. Drop the club down and thru about two inches behind the ball and explode the ball out towards the target;
6. Stay with the shot at impact and finish thru the shot with good balance in-tack;
I call it the “Walk the Line“ Drill named after the famous singer Johnny Cash and taken from his movie from a few years. I love this drill because it works so effectively. Here’s what you do to learn the sand shot.
Part 1: Draw a line in the sand two inches behind the ball about three feet long. You practice hitting the spot two inches behind the ball and “you walk the line” hitting the next one and the next one training your club and mind to enter at the precise point behind the sand every time.
Part 2: Now in part two of the drill you go ahead and practice hitting the sand shot concentrating on hitting two inches back of the ball. [You can see me here in the video part of the drill doing the sand shot drill].
Let me know how you do with this key drill. It really works. It’s fun to practice as well as I think you find.
Up and Down,
Bob Cisco, the Golf Performance Doctor
Bob Cisco is the "golf performance doctor" and host of
Swing Mentor.com. An author, and a former PGA Tour
instructor who has helped thousands of golfers with
their game of golf. He is currently working on his latest
golf report and book: "Golf's Greatest Secret"