This is really kind of cool. Brady Riggs, one of Golf Magazine's Top100 Teachers, posted a video showing a completely new approach to flop shots that is supposed to be easier and give you more consistent results.
Hey, I'm sport. Here's the video:
And right here are the basics of the new technique:
- Instead of an open stance, set up with a closed stance.
- Point the toe of your lead foot at the ball.
- Turn your upper body so your sternum (breast bone) is ahead of the ball. Brady says this gives you more control over where the bottom of your swing is.
- Swing slightly out-to-in, and "scoop" the ball a little at impact.
With the old approach (open stance, ball ahead, head again, and so on.), you tend to war your weight shift. Sometimes you push forward, sometimes you fall again, and also you usually need to come into the ball with a completely shallow stroke.
But with the brand new setup of closed stance, ft of lead foot pointed at ball, and upper body became beforehand of the ball, you have got efficiently moved the ball returned on your stance (removing the fat hit) however "locked" your body so your weight can't shift forward or backward (which helps you dispose of the skinny hit). And considering your shoulders are aimed open but there may be no "forward hip" to dam the swing, you could nevertheless make the necessary out-to-in swing to get the ball up quickly.
I'll have to try this flop shot. It truely looks like fun!
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