Why You're Hitting Too Much Sand in Bunkers!

Alex Fortey from The Art of Simple Golf demonstrates why digging your feet too deep into bunker sand causes chunked, inconsistent shots. He explains how maintaining a shallower angle of attack entering just behind the ball improves control without taking an excessive volume of sand.

• Avoid digging your feet in too deeply, as it artificially lowers your stance relative to the ball.
• Taking too much volume of sand reduces control and requires extra physical effort to extract the ball.
• Keep the attack angle shallow and skim just behind the ball rather than chopping down deep into the sand.

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