Others will tell you that if the ball is fairly high on the sand trap to simply play it like you would a shot from the fairway. If there is little sand under the ball and the shot seems basically straight forward, this may not be a bad approach. While you may not get quite the same distance or accuracy due to even a small amount of sand, you may very well find the strategy relaxes you and produces tolerable results. Again, you would have to evaluate the individual situation prior to...