A great number of my students struggle out of our wet sand. They shouldn’t; it is the easiest shot in the book. If you set up properly to the golf ball, the ball practically extracts itself. Follow the procedure outlined below and you will find wet sand very easy to overcome.

1. Select a Pitching Wedge or 9 iron for this shot.
2. Position the golf ball adjacent to your left heel.
3. Position most of your body’s weight on your left foot.
4. Do not open the club face. An open club face causes the club to bounce. You want the club to dig into the wet sand.
5. Aim approximately ½ inch behind the golf ball.
6. Swing firmly at the spot ½ inch behind the golf ball.
7. Minimize your follow through.


Stay away from the sand and lob wedges. They are designed to bounce through the sand. Wet sand does not allow the club to bounce and if it does you will skull the ball across the green.

If you practice the outlined procedure you will have no problem navigating the wet sand that we encounter in Florida. Good luck and good golfing!