Plugged Lie	This is most golfers' worst nightmare - when the ball buried in the bunker! With a little know-how this shot is not as hard as it looks ? providing you understand how to utilize your sand wedge in the correct way. First, you have to set up correctly. Align your feet parallel to the ball to target line. Now with the feet closer together, ease your weight forward and move the ball slightly back towards the middle of your stance.      Once the body is in position, you need to close the clubface slightly then grip the club so the clubface remains closed during the swing. With the ball buried in the sand, the leading edge needs to dig down under the ball and the closing clubface will reduce the bounce and allow you to do just that.      From the correct set up, all you have to do is make a fairly steep backswing by setting your wrists a bit earlier than normal. Aim to drop the clubface one-inch behind the ball and try to keep your hands in front of the club head as you arrive at impact. With a firm blow to the sand the ball will pop out. However you need to allow for a little more roll when it hits the green.      Remember, square up the club face and firm up the wrists. Keeping simple swing thoughts will help you out of this tricky situation.
Fairway Trap Shot	By following a few simple guidelines, playing from the fairway trap can be a satisfying and rewarding escape shot. Start by visualizing the shot you are about to play. This must include the distance you need the ball to travel and most importantly getting the ball over the lip of the bunker.      If you have plenty of room to work with as I have here, then take and extra club and grip a little further down the handle. Now lengthen the thumb of the left hand; this will create tension in the left forearm and allow you to hit the ball thin or on its equator. By picking the ball cleanly off the top of the sand the ball will fly to the target like a regular golf shot. It will stop quickly when it lands on the green offering you a license to be aggressive and take the ball all the way to the hole.      A key to playing these type of shots well is maintaining quiet legs throughout the entire swing, ensure you stabilize your feet by shuffling your shoes into the sand. Next time you are faced with a fairway sand shot take on the challenge, with a little know-how and practice you will soon be escaping the sand with ease.
Regular Shot	Use the bounce to get out of the sand.      The bounce angle on the bottom of your sand iron provides the secret to success form the sand. Maintaining the bounce throughout the entire shot ensures the ball comes out of the sand and with a little practice will lead to control too. In your address position keep the clubface square to the target and 'cup' the left wrist as shown. Now aim to keep this angle throughout the entire swing.        Moving the arms back and through with almost a 'wrist-less' action. Aim to take a shallow cut of sand from under the golf ball as you maintain this all important wrist position, you will find the margin for error is quite great as the bounce of your sand iron takes over and gets the job done.