Green Side bunker shots?

Question

I am having trouble hitting my green side bunker shots. When ever I do hit the shot lately they seem to come out thin. HELP ME!!

Answer 1

Don't look at the ball. Pick out a spot in sand behind the ball  where you want your sand wedge to enter. Trust the club to do it's job. Take some time when no one else is around and practice until you do trust the club.

Answer 2

open your club, hit about 2 inches behind the ball and dont try to lift it.

Answer 3

The ball needs to be forward in your stance so you hit 2" behind the ball.   Use more wrist for short, checkup shots, and follow thru long for longer shots.

Answer 4

Try this:  prop a ball up in the grass so that you can slide your wedge under the ball and hit it up in the air.  You'll have to open the face up a bit to do this.  I use a 60 degree for close bunker shots and the swing is exactly the same as a flop shot when the ball is sitting up in the grass.  The issue with thinking about hitting two inches behind the ball is the thought that you have to dig it out of the sand.  While this is technically correct, until you learn how to hit it out of the sand you want to be thinking about sliding the clud underneath the ball, not about entering the sand.

Answer 5

Ball forward in stance open your stance and imagine a fried egg and you want too hit the white of the egg and leave the yolk. good luck