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56-14 SW - To me it is all a comfort level. I just mentally "know" that I am coming out of the sand with it around the green and about how much to open the face depending on the lie and make the swing. I played with a couple of guys this past weekend that were decent golfers and they had no idea how to get out of sand (and no confidence to do it). One of them tried to use a putter and the other just skulled it across the green to be done with it. If you have a local driving range or course you can go to that has a practice bunker then go there and use all of your wedges to hit bunker shots. There are countless "tips" out there about getting out of the sand and I am sure many here could offer those as well but as I said, to me it is all a repitition and confidence thing. Figure out the one that works the best for you and use it all the time and that is one less thing to worry about.