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Have flop shots been changed lately

Wed, May 13 2015 6:04 AM (25 replies)
  • BadMuzza
    20 Posts
    Sat, Mar 1 2014 12:45 PM

    In just the past few days I have tried using 100% power flop shots and what I am sure used to be reliable are now usually failing.  I don't take notes so I can't be sure but has anyone else noticed that this seems to have changed lately?

  • courteneyfish
    15,796 Posts
    Sat, Mar 1 2014 10:22 PM

    I've noticed no difference. 

  • ApexPC
    3,164 Posts
    Sun, Mar 2 2014 8:21 AM

    Same here. No difference.

  • Hewsey
    1,957 Posts
    Sun, Mar 2 2014 8:25 AM

    Mine appear to be coming up shorter than they did. 

  • Wheels65
    744 Posts
    Sun, Mar 2 2014 8:32 AM

    See no difference  -  have you "mapped" them yet (FTS, 0-spin, FBS) to get a baseline?

  • borntobesting
    9,695 Posts
    Sun, Mar 2 2014 8:50 AM

    The only time mine are not right is when I used the flop where I shouldn't have. 

  • Chinajohn
    1,190 Posts
    Sun, Mar 2 2014 5:40 PM

    I'm not using them as much as I used to, after some good advice from YJ and Jimbob I've mainly switched to using Pitches.

    I flopped out of rough yesterday, about 35yds aimed with full BS and as usual it ran on for miles, (I REALLY must stop playing that shot, if the definition of stupidity is making the same mistake twice and expecting a different result, I'm WAY past stupid on that one), so no, all is the same for me.

  • Dougie4042
    4,410 Posts
    Sun, Mar 2 2014 11:16 PM

    Well, I just saw the movie Gravity, so perhaps that could explain your issue?  o.O

  • BadMuzza
    20 Posts
    Mon, Mar 3 2014 12:04 PM

    Just had another opportunity to test.  Had a 30/40% lie in sand on a 16yd hole.   Used my CG64 wedge to flop (19yd range) and used 100% power.  That shot should have gotten fairly close to the hole but it actually didn't make it out of the bunker, just moving a couple of yards...

    4th hole at Kaiwah if that makes any difference, although it shouldn't...

    Update:  Decided to do some practice and take some bunker shots over and over again.  I came to the conclusion that flops only work in 20% or less lie.   I was never able to successfully launch a flop from 30/40% lie.

    Maybe my memory is not serving me well but I am still pretty sure that I was able to flop from 30/40 not too long ago.  I couldn't even find a bunker on Kaiwah or Merion that had a 20% lie.  I'll try some more experiments when I find one.

     

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