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The Advanced Golf Sand Play Lessons are designed for the players that are comfortable with getting the ball out of the sand traps every time. These lessons will help make your sand play much more versatile, in order to get your ball closer to hole from a variety of situations. It is only with the advanced sand play technique and strategy that you can really develop your game.

You may have a great round going and then dump an approach shot into the bunker. You may need to get up and down to shoot a career best score. These lessons will help give you the skills and confidence to make the shot when it counts.

If you get into a bunker like the one pictured above...you will need all the versatility and creativity you can get.

One Constant : Hit The Sand

There certainly is one constant between the Basic Golf Sand Play Lessons and The Advanced Golf Sand Play Lessons...you must hit the sand first. Do not hit the ball. All the techniques and strategies and the following lessons will be for nothing if make contact with the ball during the shot. Contacting the ball sends the ball flying with too much power. It will go screaming over the green leaving you another sand shot, chip or pitch.

When you contact the sand and slide your club under the ball, the sand will push your ball out of the trap. By playing the shot this way your ball will exit the trap higher and softer. This means it will land gently on the green without too much roll. You will have more control on the height and shot, as well as controlling the distance.

Always remember...DO NOT HIT THE BALL...HIT THE SAND!!

Be Open...To Change

The most important difference between Basic Golf Sand Play and Advanced Golf Sand Play is the opening of your club and stance. This is critical in your short game and sand development. Please take your time with the grip, stance and alignment lessons. It is very important that you clearly understand those lessons. It has been my experience that this where most people struggle with golf sand play. It is not the actual swing that is the problem, but the fundamentals. If you lock those down it will be far easier to develop your game.

So let's grab your wedges and work on developing your sand skills as well as your creativity so that every sand shot you face will be challenging but not scary. Let's work on your game and then get out and play.

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PGA Tour Winner Quick Lesson

Congratulations to Steve Stricker on his victory at the 2012 Hyundai Tournament of Champions.

I believe the commentators said he has won 9 times in his 40s. That is amazing!I also agree with Sir Nick and Johnny Miller that his swing will be copied in the future. Technology has reduced the need for hand action in the golf swing to generate power. Watch the old videos of Bobby Jones to see how much action he created compared to that of Steve Stricker.

A great objective for any player is to eliminate any unnecessary movement. Stricker does a great job of that. His hands stay very quiet on the backswing. His wrists hardly hinge at the top of his backswing. You can see from the above video that his backswing is all shoulder turn.

His downswing starts from the hips and he simply turns everything through the golf ball at the same time. His hands and wrists release naturally without any effort. This is a great way to have a consistent rhythm through the golf ball on every shot. This swing delivers enough power to win on Tour.

European Tour Winner Quick Lesson

Congratulations to Louis Oosthuizen and his victory at the 2012 Africa Open.

Louis burst onto the scene with his dominating performance at the Open Championship. Many have predicted multiple wins for this player. His victory this past weekend is likely one of many to come.

In the video above pay really close attention to when the video ends. Take a look at his left foot. Notice how all his weight his on his left heel. This is a great sign that he has cleared his hips properly.

One of the key reasons for starting the downswing with your lower body is to clear your hips out of the way to create more room for your arms to swing through impact. It is a great indicator as to how well you cleared your hips, when almost all your weight is on your heel.

If your weight is leaning on you toes or even the middle of your foot then you have not rotated and cleared your hips enough through your downswing and past impact. You really want to feel the pressure of your weight on your heel like Oosthuizen.

Make sure you start your downswing with your lower body. At the top of your backswing; either pull your left knee or your left hip (right handed player) towards the target. Also make sure your hips keep rotating through impact and into your finish position with your weight on the heel.