We’ve seen some intense close calls in the past, but this is one of those ones that give you the chills. In a recent Instagram video, we’ve had the chance to witness a drastically hazardous situation that could teach us all a thing or two about safety while practicing golf at home.

The video shows Instagram Golfer ‘the_golffather_’ practicing a few casual shots at a seemingly normal backyard practice setup. However, the video only gets racy when his daughter comes into the frames of the video, obstructing the path of the golf ball, split seconds after he takes a whopping driver shot.

Luckily, the golf gods were watching

Fortunate enough for the father, the ball misses the little one’s head by a few split seconds and he can be seen being startled in real-time not being able to account for the unexpected. We’ve all known the feeling of dread experienced by this dad in some way or the other and we’re just glad that, that’s all that it was.

The video uploaded by the Instagram page Great Putting, with the caption, “Could have been Catastrophic, Lesson Learnt,” has gone viral since its release. Here’s to hoping that the video goes on to teach people the importance of practicing safety while taking shots at home.

Safety first before some PGA fun

The first one’s pretty simple. If you have kids or pets at home, draw out a designated ‘no-go’ zone to avoid such near-miss scenarios in the future. Ensure fixed times where no one is allowed into your practice space to make it a fruitful practice for yourselves, and a safe one for others around you.

The second is a step that can be done with a little investment or none at all, depending on how you want to go about it; put up barricades. Ideally to the left and right of your shooting zone. Consider it the second layer of safety in case the first step doesn’t budge. Finally, and the easiest of all, look left and right before you take your shot. Sort of a reversed ‘fore’ method to ensure that nothing distracts you from being in the zone either. Let us know what you think or if you have any safety steps that you practice in your own time.