Greenside bunker shots

Horrible recent habit of catching the ball flush when trying to play greenside bunker shots and not taking sand first.... totally flying the green. ball is slightly forward in stance , weight on left side... any ideas as to why?!?
 
I'd practise this too if there were any sand in our practise bunker... I had a bunker lesson with our pro the other week who advocated the first method described - open stance, open face, hands forward and cut across the ball - and I skulled the first one out of the bunker across the road at the back of the practise area! Thankfully there were no cars as it landed flush in the middle of the road and bounded away. :eek: :rofl:
 
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