Game version
Chip-to-circle game: chip into hula-hoops at different distances, and the pair keeps one total. Swap after each ball.
Bunker Splash Line
Learn to hit the sand behind the ball so the sand carries it out.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Draw a line in the sand with the rake handle.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best out of 10.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 15 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Sand wedge, balls, practice bunker, rake
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Short Game
The steps
How it works
- Draw a line in the sand with the rake handle.
- Without a ball, splash sand out starting at the line 10 times.
- Put a ball just in front of the line and splash it out.
- Hit 15 and rake the bunker when you finish.
Coaching point
Open face, splash the sand.
Safety: Keep everyone clear before every swing: look in front and behind, and make sure no one is within two club lengths. Swing only where a coach or parent says it is safe.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a hoop: Less (close), Core (medium), More (far). Beat your own best out of 10.
Story
You are a gardener dropping seeds into the right flower pot.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best out of 10. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
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