bunker shot tips: when you don't have a good lie

i learnt this lesson the hard way. that when you don't have a good lie in the bunker such as
a. your ball lands straight in the bunker and your ball is lying in its own hole caused by impact
b. your ball is inside someone's feet mark because the bunker was not raked

try to play it safe because it is better to waste 1 stroke to get onto the fairway and then approach the green rather than keep attempting to hit a clean shot straight onto the green.