Cary Ferrell: Hi! My name is Cary Ferrell. I am one of the PGA instructors at the Dulles Golf Center and Chuck Will Golf Academy.

Today, I am going to show you a basic Sand Shot.

Your lines You have your Target Line which is through the ball, through the target; your Body Line which is going to be open or left of the target, the ball position is going to be off of your left foot.

You take your Sand Wedge which has bounce on it, bounce being this angle between the sole of the club and my finger; you want the Following Edge to hit, not the Leading Edge - the Following Edge so the club bounces. When the club bounces, youll get the club through the sand; if the Leading Edge hits first, the club digs, and youll leave it in the bunker. Open your body, open your stance, open the club face, swing the club with your Body Line.

The closer you can hit to the golf ball, the more spin youll put on the ball. Hit between two and three inches behind the golf ball; back and through, swing with your body.

If you have a buried lie, close the club face so the club digs, square up your stance and hit right behind the ball, and hopefully the ball will come right out. It will come out lower and with less spin.

Those are your basic sand shots.