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flop shots

• SweetiePie 4,925 Posts

  Sat, May 1 2010 6:30 AM

  YankeeJim:

  smason77:

  Yes you are correct. However in terms of the flop the balls don't make much difference.

   I use the spin to fine tune the flop. Topspin will enhance the roll out and backspin will slow it down. The action isn't drastic because the shot is a short one, up and down, but it does make a difference. High spin wedges with high spin balls (SD) will make a definite difference.

  I use the flop when I can't come up with a better idea. It depends upon the wedge, the ball, the aim, the wind and the hit.

• Showtime29 70 Posts

  Sat, May 1 2010 11:49 AM

  I use the flop almost exclusively now instead of the pitch, and far more than I even use the chip at this point.  I am not holing out or giving them the same type of run at the hole, but if you get good with it, many times it takes bogey out of the equation.

  I really dont think they are that far off in terms of spin, as I use high spin balls and high spin wedges and it does make a huge difference.   As mentioned in the other posts, the back spin/top spin does make a large difference in the roll out.  Same thing with wind and green speed/pitch. 

  Unless Im thinking of the wrong side, #9 at KI has quite a large mound on the right side of the green so I imagine it would not be too receptive to hitting a flop shot from that distance coming in, although I could be wrong as I usually miss left...or way left to be exact. P)

• fustercluck 1 Posts

  Sun, May 2 2010 6:10 AM

  The short game portion of this game is what keeps it from being a good, but not great, game.

  In 20+ years of playing golf, never have I mis-hit a chip shot to see it move all of 6". LMAO. Yeah, there's realism for ya.

• RockyRhodes 8 Posts

  Sun, May 2 2010 9:23 AM

  I know what you mean fuster. Sometimes when I hit a chip shot I get a true hit and roll and sometimes the ball goes nowhere. I'm starting to pull my hair out. (What little I have left). I know in real life you can dub a shot but how the hell am I supposed to know when I'm going to do it in this game ? Somebody please help !

• Doublemochaman 2,009 Posts

  Sun, May 2 2010 9:44 AM

  Rocky... chips and pitches need over 50% power applied.  Anything less and you're likely looking at a flubbed shot.  Use a club that'll let you swing over 50% on the power meter.  You'll like the results.  Oh, and never try to chip out of the rough.  Choose to pitch instead.

• sixkiller 1,147 Posts

  Sun, May 2 2010 2:51 PM

  Well said, in addition never chip if the distance out of the rough is more than 25% of the distance to hole, or pitch if more than 50% distance to the hole.

  Doublemochaman:

  Rocky... chips and pitches need over 50% power applied.  Anything less and you're likely looking at a flubbed shot.  Use a club that'll let you swing over 50% on the power meter.  You'll like the results.  Oh, and never try to chip out of the rough.  Choose to pitch instead.

   

• tls1496 5 Posts

  Tue, Apr 3 2012 9:57 AM

  for sure

   

• hpurey 11,521 Posts

  Tue, Apr 3 2012 11:55 AM

  tls1496:

  for sure

   

  LMAO,   nice first post!.... Resurrecting a 2 year old thread with nothing to add to it.

   

  Welcome to the forums  ;-)