is it ok to flip your hand when you do a flop shot?

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Jim Kobylinski

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Yes but there are safer ways to do flop shots that don't include a conscious flip at it. This would be used only in extreme cases. See Brian's over and out for his whole "a,b,c" methodology.
 
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thefuture37

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around the green, flipping doesn't matter at all. whatever you can do to get the job done is the best. the best way to learn how to hit a flop shot is to go to the practice green and experiment until you figure it out. trying to follow a specific protocol is less effective.
 
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I echo what Jim said. No need to flip if you adopt "the other way." And when I see people flipping lob shots AND being out of control, it sure bothers me.
 
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thefuture37

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isn't this shot overused by almost every amateur(at every level) anyways? i'm talking about a real flop shot(full backswing, really high, and short). if the best players in the world only hit this shot maybe once a round, and only as a last resort, do many amateurs even have any business playing it?
 
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Jim Kobylinski

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thefuture37 said:
isn't this shot overused by almost every amateur(at every level) anyways? i'm talking about a real flop shot(full backswing, really high, and short). if the best players in the world only hit this shot maybe once a round, and only as a last resort, do many amateurs even have any business playing it?
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Not really...just as in a professional manner it's a last resort shot so that you can get it CLOSE. IMO, the percentage of amatuers who can play that shot and get it close versus the percentage who hit something else and end up 30 feet away, which percentage do you think is higher and will end up ultimately being closer?
 
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Jim Kobylinski said:
Not really...just as in a professional manner it's a last resort shot so that you can get it CLOSE. IMO, the percentage of amatuers who can play that shot and get it close versus the percentage who hit something else and end up 30 feet away, which percentage do you think is higher and will end up ultimately being closer?
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i see pros flipping all the time around the green.
 
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Define the following:

Flip wedge, Flop shot, Lob shot.

Every since I bought a 60* w/ 4* of bounce, I've been able to hit square* blade lobs that parachute off hard pan.
 
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pecky987

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somethings gotta get tat extra loft (if you actually need it). if you need to change your 60* wedge into a 70* you can open the face up, and then flip it a lil' and, as they say in france

et voila!
 
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