A flop shot is basically a high flying shot that doesn’t go very far and lands with very little extra movement. It’s great for those times when you need pinpoint placement and you are a short distance from the green.
You’re going to need a golf club with a lot of loft to hit a good flop shot. I’m talking about using either a wedge or maybe, if you need some extra distance, a nine iron at most.
Here are some swing tips for hitting a good flop shot:
- Your stance should be similar to what you use for any regular pitch shot. Try and target the area slightly to the left of where you want the ball to eventually land.
- You’ll want to open up a bit more clubface for this shot than you normally would. Make sure your hands are a bit ahead of the ball as you strike to make sure maintain the open clubface.
- As you swing keep the club at a steep angle to make sure you get under the ball.
As they say, practice makes perfect so you might want to give these steps some trial runs at the driving range sometime.
A flop shot is a very intimidating shot. Many people are afraid to hit the shot because it requires a bigger swing than a normal chip shot, and what happens is people de-accelerate on the downswing which can result in the ball landing shorter than intended. I did this the other day, I tried to hit a flop shot over a greenside bunker and it ended up in the middle of it.
The other problem people have is they do not stay down as they swing and they blade the ball across the green.
Practice is the key to pull of this shot. When you have become good at it, it is awesome.