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Open-Face Ladder

What it fixes: Distance control from sand.

How to do it

1. Same swing length, three face positions: square, slightly open, wide open
2. Hit 5 shots with each and note the carry difference
3. The open face shortens carry and raises the flight - your finesse shot
4. Control distance with face angle and follow-through length, not swing speed

Pro tip: Keep the clubface pointing at the sky in your follow-through

Watch it in your data

This drill moves Proximity from sand. A drill without a measured before/after is a feeling, not a fix: hit a baseline block, do the drill, re-measure the same block.

More bunker drills

• Dollar-Bill Splash DrillTaking the right amount of sand
• Buried Lie RehearsalEscaping plugged and downhill bunker lies