Chipping from the sand is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, play on the golf course. Of course, with some practice and the right technique, chipping from the sand can become as easy as any other swing in your game. There are three steps that you need to practice for chipping from the sand.
The first step is to just concentrate on keeping your eyes focused on the target and your head down. Explained a bit later, you won’t be aiming for the ball itself, so you must concentrate on your target. The ultimate goal is to get the ball out of the sand to a more manageable play surface.
The second step is to determine and concentrate on the strike zone. As stated earlier, the strike zone when chipping from the sand is not the ball itself. You actually aim for a few inches behind the ball. Concentration on the strike zone is very important. If you 
hit too far back, your swing will lose the necessary power to lift the ball up and out of the bunker. Too close and you may end up just burying the ball in the sand.
The third step to practice is to maintain a constant speed through the strike zone. Maintaining a constant speed throughout the swing will help you ensure that you are able to hit the ball and get it out of the much dreaded sand pit and onto the green.
These steps, practiced individually at first and then put together, will help you to gain the confidence necessary to perfect your swing when the ball ends up in the bunker.
