Jin-Young Park Third Year LPGA Tour Player How to Hit a Bunker Shot from Wet Sand When it is raining, the sand in a bunker usually becomes firmer and harder. The same is true of sand that has recently dried off from rain. When hitting from this kind of a lie, you must keep in mind that a miscue can result in the ball flying way too far, or the club bouncing off the hard sand and hitting a skulled shot. Some people say that you should close the club face when hitting from wet sand, but I play the ball as if it were a normal lie. One adjustment that I make is to make a slightly smaller backswing, and then cut your follow through off abruptly. By so doing, the ball gets more spin and you do not need to worry about the ball flying too fa…   04-19