Although it would be ideal and go out onto the golf course and always make a perfect shot, there are times when that shot goes wrong. Amazingly enough, it is so common for a shot to go wrong, that they different ways that a shot can be misplayed have been given names.
The Push This occurs when a ball lands right of the target hole that was actually following a straight path to the target hole.
The Pull This is the reverse the the Push shot, in that the ball falls to the left of the target, even though it is on a straight path to the target.
The Thin This is when the ball falls short of the target hole, due to the ball being hit on the forward edge of the club face.
The Phin This shot is similar to the Thin shot, but on landing the ball ends up fishtailing (the ball moves from one side to the other repeatedly).
The Top This results in the ball being senta very short distance, virtually just dribbles away from where it was struck, and occurs when the top half of the ball is hit with the golf club.
The Fat This results in the ball falling short of the target hole, and occurs when it is hit with insufficient power.
The Slice This kind of shot is the reverse to a hook, in that the golfer mistakenly sends the ball at a sharp angle to the right for a right handed player, and sharply round to the left for a left handed player. Again, this also can be used to good affect by a skilled golfer.
The Shank This is when the ball is inadvertently sent to the right of the desired path (right handed golfer), or a sharp left of the desired path (left handed golfer), and occurs when the golf ball is hit by the hosel of the golf club (see below for definition of “hosel”).
The Pop-up This makes the ball fly higher than was intended, in fact a lot higher, and occurs when the ball is hit with the top half of the club.
The Whiff This happens when the ball is missed by the golfer (onomatopoeia – named after the sound made when the club misses the ball).
The Hook When the golf ball is hot and it arches round at a severe angle when this was not the intention, this kind of misplayed shot is known as a hook. Right handed golfers tend to curve the ball sharply round to the left, and left handed players sharply round to the right. This kind of shot can be made on purpose and can serve the skilled golfer quite well.
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