[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":18},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-flop-shots-the-fundamentals-of-flop-shots":3},{"slug":4,"title":5,"subtitle":6,"image":7,"imageAlt":8,"category":9,"html":12,"wordCount":13,"prev":14,"next":15},"the-fundamentals-of-flop-shots","The Fundamentals of Flop Shots","A practical opener that turns flop shots into decisions you can use on the course.","\u002Fimg\u002Fflop-shots\u002Fthe-fundamentals-of-flop-shots_fundamentals-flop-shots.png","The Fundamentals of Flop Shots illustration",{"slug":10,"title":11},"flop-shots","Flop shots","\u003Ch3>Start with the real shot\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>The Fundamentals of Flop Shots should feel useful before a golfer ever reaches for another browser tab. Picture a fluffy lie over a bunker to a tight pin; the point is to make that moment clearer, not to bury it under theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch3>What to notice\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>Start with \u003Cstrong>open the face before taking the grip\u003C\u002Fstrong>, then connect it to the result you can actually see. Around the short-game green, a good read shows up as a better target, cleaner contact, or a mistake that leaves a playable next shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cul>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>First check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Open the face before taking the grip.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Second check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Use the bounce instead of digging the leading edge.\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Scorecard check:\u003C\u002Fstrong> Did it support making the flop a choice instead of a dare?\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003C\u002Ful>\n\u003Ch3>Use it today\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Cp>For this article, success is modest: one decision around flop shots should feel easier the next time the situation appears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n",151,null,{"slug":16,"title":17},"common-flop-shots-mistakes-and-simple-fixes","Common Flop Shots Mistakes and Simple Fixes",1782812354746]