The following tips will help you to extricate yourself from
the nasty fried-egg lie in a sand trap.
1. Use your most lofted club. The higher the
loft the easier it is to give the ball some elevation and get
it on the green.
2. Pretend you have an axe in your hand and you are
going to split a piece of wood. The goal is to pick
the clubhead up VERY quickly with your hands. The more vertical
the backswing the better.
3. Open the clubface. As soon as the clubhead
hits the sand the face will close so we need to balance this
by opening it at address.
4. Swing very aggressive. This is not a finesse
shot! You need to try to dig a very deep divot starting as close
to the back of the ball as possible. Watch a spot directly behind
the ball. Pick the clubhead straight up with your hands and
swing down aggressively just like you would swing an axe THROUGH
a piece of wood, not to it.
This is definitely a shot you want to practice a few times
before you try it at the course.
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