When you’re in a bunker, you’re trying to hit the sand in the right way so that the sand pops the ball out of the bunker. But we’re programmed to hit the ball, and nobody told us how deep a divot we should take, so we have a lot of difficulty executing what the pros call the easiest shot in golf.

Swinging outside-in, like many are taught to do, doesn’t help matters either. It often makes the divot too deep.
With the slide-under drill, you’re looking to create a shallow divot, about eight inches in length, and you want the divot to be in the right place.

Here’s what you do: Take small swings, perfect the divot, and perfect the feeling of the club sliding under the ball and the ball popping up.

Once you become proficient with these small swings, the club slides under the ball easily and the handle goes left and the face of the club stays open, then you can add length of swing, and that’s what gets you going toward the hole.

Start small, and then build.