Incremental Practice for Learning the High Flop Shot!
Incremental Practice for Learning the High Flop Shot!
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This month we talk about learning the flop shot. The flop shot is a high-risk, low reward shot for most golfers but really looks spectacular when pulled off correctly. Just watch Phil Mickelson. He is a genius at these shots. The only time you should consider this shot is when you have very little green to work with and have an obstacle like a bunker in your way.
Incremental Practice for Learning the Flop Shot.
The incremental practice is learning a skill in small steps. Start with a very small backswing, and when you can hit the short shot successfully, you can then lengthen the backswing slightly. The key to the flop shot is twofold. First, placing the hands on the club correctly. You want to open the clubface of your lob wedge, and only then do you take your grip. Second, make sure you use your body rotation to pull the club through and not swing with the lower body stationary arms.
If you have a high handicap, rather practice your pitch, chip and bump and run shots. These will be much easier for the higher handicaps. Single-digit handicap players can play the flop shot.
Work on this and any other "type" shots on the driving range a lot. It does not matter whether you hit bad shots. This is a place to learn, so go out to the range and hit flop shots, low pitch shots, try hitting the bump and run shots from twenty to thirty yards off the green. Become creative in your thought process. You might come up with a unique shot to your game and help you lower your scores in the future!
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