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"FacebookPinterest\u221A FIND FIRM FOOTING.\nGo ahead and dig your feet into the sand. Make sure you&amp;#39;re swinging from a stable base, otherwise it will be tough to hit it solid.\n\u221A THINK LONG.\nBe sure the club you&amp;#39;re using can hit the ball high enough to clear the lip. Assuming it will, take one more club than normal. So if you usually hit your 7-iron 150 yards, go with a 6-iron. The stronger loft will help get the ball to your target even if your contact isn&amp;#39;t perfect. It also will let you make a smoother swing so you can maintain your balance. And if the ball does fly long? You&amp;#39;ll likely be better off, as it&amp;#39;s often a safe spot to miss.\n\u221A NO HOLDING BACK.\nI don&amp;#39;t mean take unnecessary risks. To me, being aggressive means taking more club than normal and making a full swing. Swinging in the sand makes a lot of amateurs tentative. They&amp;#39;re so focused on making contact with the ball that they don&amp;#39;t make an aggressive move through the ball. They make a very armsy motion, and the ball doesn&amp;#39;t go anywhere. Don&amp;#39;t be afraid to swing the club.\n\u221A HIT THE BALL FIRST.\nUnlike a greenside bunker shot, you don&amp;#39;t want to hit behind the ball. You want to clip it cleanly. Playing the ball farther back in your stance (at least toward the center) will help. I&amp;#39;ve heard some teachers say to keep the lower body fairly still. But I think you have to have some lower-body movement to make anything close to a normal swing. A better thought would be to maintain your address posture. And don&amp;#39;t forget to grip down on your club slightly to compensate for digging in with your feet.\nSTRICKER* was fifth on the PGA Tour in 2011 in greens in regulation from a fairway bunker (61 percent). He has won 12 times on the PGA Tour.*"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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