Stop Being Scared of the Flop Shot: It’s Easier Than You Think

Welcome back to another pro tip with Ian Fulton, a golf professional. Today, he's going to teach me how to do a shot that I've never been able to do on the golf course. The infamous flop shot. All right, Chris. The Hollywood one. The one you're going to play in front of your mates. Impress them all. I don't think so, but maybe. The one you're going to use at last resort. This is not a go to in any way, shape or form. But it's a nice one if you can play it. OK, great. OK, hit me. So we're going to set up. We're going to set up pretty much like a normal 60 degree. OK, so narrow stance. We're going to have ball in the center. Yeah, everything there. Great stuff. Now you're going to open the club face to about two o'clock. So one, two. Perfect. So nice and still put your leans in. The last thing we want here is you to come backwards and try and scoop it up in the air. I'm so panicky about it. You've got to swing a little bit more to swing really want to swing through. Yeah, like like a bunker, I guess. Similar length. OK, here we go. Yes, there it is. I mean, it's wet. It's definitely the divers and the divers. Let's have one more. Let's see if I can get it. OK, just again, stay, stay more like rotate around yourself. Don't try and scoop it in the air. Narrow, narrow stance. One, two, open your face, lean forward, hands forward and then just trust that. Trust the club. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, it is. Spin, spin. Yes. For 30 years of playing golf, I've never been able to do that shot and I've learned it in five minutes. And now you're not going to use it. And I'm never going to use it again because I'm too terrified. Join me next time.