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#16 Toughest Shot In Golf – The Flop Shot

Toughest Shot #16 – The Flop Shot We’ve all been there: You come up short with your 7-iron. Your ball stops about 20 feet from the pin. You have some green to work with, but there’s a bunker between you and the hole. You need to get over the bunker and have the ball bite, […]

Use the “Y” Drill To Improve A Flop Shot

Using the “Y” Drill teaches the proper relationship between your power center, your hands, and your club. It’s also a good drill to teach people to hit what some call a “mini-flop shot”—a short shot near the green that requires you to go over an obstacle and bite on the green. The same basic principles […]

Options From Behind The Green

If you’re like most weekend golfers, you’ve hit your share of shots that have run past the hole and off the back of the green. What are the play options from behind the green? If the green’s elevated, you might see it roll all the way down the slope and come to a rest on […]