How to Identify Flipping at Impact with the Handy Golf App

Flipping, also called scooping, happens when the hands are behind the golf ball at impact and the clubhead passes the hands too early. This often occurs when a player tries to help the ball into the air instead of allowing proper shaft lean and compression.

Using the Handy Golf app and ClearSwing IQ technology, you can review your impact position and determine whether you are flipping through the ball.

What Is Flipping in the Golf Swing?

Flipping at impact means the clubhead has overtaken the hands too soon. Instead of the hands leading the club into the ball, the shaft leans backward or appears to be behind the hands.

Common signs of flipping include:

• Hands behind the ball at impact
• Clubhead passing the hands too early
• Shaft leaning away from the target at impact
• A scooping motion through the ball
• Inconsistent contact, often thin or weak shots

Many golfers flip because they are trying to lift the ball into the air. However, solid iron contact usually comes from the hands leading the clubhead and the shaft leaning slightly toward the target at impact.

How Handy Golf Helps You Analyze Flipping

The Handy Golf app uses ClearSwing IQ technology to provide a clear view of the club, shaft, and clubhead during the swing. This makes it easier to study what is happening at impact.

Even if the app does not capture the exact moment of impact perfectly, you can scroll frame by frame around impact and identify whether the clubhead is trailing or passing the hands.

How to Check for Flipping in the App

1. Open your swing video in the Handy Golf app.
2. Use the frame-by-frame controls to scroll toward impact.
3. Look closely at the relationship between your hands, shaft, and clubhead.
4. Identify whether the hands are ahead of the clubhead or behind it.
5. Compare your position to a non-flipping impact position.

What Flipping Looks Like at Impact

In a flipping impact position:

• The shaft appears behind the hands.
• The clubhead has released early.
• The hands are not leading the club into the ball.
• The motion may look like the player is trying to scoop the ball upward.

If you scroll through the impact frames and see the shaft leaning backward or the clubhead overtaking the hands, that is a strong indication of flipping.

What a Non-Flipping Impact Position Looks Like

In a better impact position:

• The hands are slightly ahead of the golf ball.
• The shaft leans slightly toward the target.
• The clubhead is still trailing the hands.
• The player is delivering the club with forward shaft lean.

When reviewing a non-flipping swing in the app, pause as close to impact as possible. If the hands are leading the clubhead, there is no flipping at impact.

Key Takeaway

Flipping at impact occurs when the clubhead passes the hands too early, often because the golfer is trying to help the ball into the air. With the Handy Golf app and ClearSwing IQ technology, you can review your swing frame by frame and clearly see whether your hands are leading the club or whether the shaft is falling behind at impact.