The golf lob shot explained

When asked what's the most difficult shot in golf to hit most players, professionals included, will tell you it's the long greenside bunker shot. When I really probe my students though, on where they struggle and what types of shots scare them, the golf lob shot or golf flop shot always comes up. It's not that most people can't get the ball to jump up high in the air with a lofted wedge, it's that they can't control the distance or the spin.

This of course leads to extra strokes when they dump the ball into a bunker, end up in the lake or roll back off the green.

What makes the golf flop shot even more frustrating for the average player is that they watch tour players pull off flop shots with great dramatics on television.

The highlights don't often show run of the mill bump and runs or low pitches, but rather they love to show the risky shots - the pretty ones.

What we need to know is that these shots aren't all that risky for a tour player who's practicing them day in and day out, but for the everyday golfer, they might not be the best choice.

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