Fat shot
When a golfer strikes the ground behind the golf ball, which leads to a low or high shot with little distance.
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Chip Shot Golf Checklist
Chip shot golf sequence and checklist.
The Pre-Shot Routine
A valuable step in the development of a golfer
by Mark Blakemore, PGA Professional ...
Pre-Shot Routine
Planning the shot ahead, approach from behind the ball. Pick an intermediate target. Aiming at something new a few feet away is easier and more accurate than aiming at 200 yards away.
To make the shot success-fully do not attempt to turn up the wrists when your club is in the turf, but, on the contrary, turn the hands over-as in all the iron shots-as though you were trying to push the toe of the club deeper into the ground.
Long Sand Shot
Fairway bunkers are a nemesis to most golfers.
The key here is to take as long a club as possible that will get over the lip of the bunker or sand trap.
This point and shot concept will have you hitting more tee shots where you want them to go, increase your confidence off the tee, and bring your game to the next level. Try this shortcut on your next round and you will see a difference almost at once.
The most common shot among the amateur playing field is the slice. More than 70 percent of all my golf students have or do struggle with this problem.
Downhill Chip Shot
Courtesy of Perry Andrisen; used with permission
Several of the greens at The Bridges are set into the hillside, testing your ability to chip down to the putting surface.
When you hit a good shot, soak it in! Watch the ball's flight and how it lands and rolls. Hold your finish and try to mentally reinforce what the swing felt like.
I can bring into my mind now a 6 iron championship winning shot.
They can do this for the following reason. When they were previously out playing and they hit a bad six iron shot, they put the club back in the bag and thought no more of it.
What this will do is force you to control the golf shot with your left (dominant) hand. Your left hand has to lead the golf swing. If you can follow a dance metaphor, the man leads in a dance step, and the woman just follows the lead of the man.
Nel, Jakobus "How to Get a Great Pre-Shot Routine and Improve Your Consistency on the Golf Course." How to Get a Great Pre-Shot Routine and Improve Your Consistency on the Golf Course. 27 Mar. 2009. EzineArticles.com.
Golf tip: For successful bunker play, you want ball position left and finish left
Video: Dave Pelz on how to handle thick rough
The art of the chip shot
F2 wedge: Looks can be very deceiving ...
Shot Hole: A par three hole.
Shot Pattern: Distance and direction of several shots using the same club to evaluate performance of equipment or golfer.
shot hole A par three hole.
sidehill lie As the name suggests, the ball is positioned on a slope which runs roughly parallel to the direction of play.
sink To hole out.
Shot Shape
Lets golfers choose a center of gravity (CG) bias (draw or neutral) that will counteract their most common swing flaw for longer and straighter drives.
Slice ...
Shot
The actual attempt or strike of the ball counting as 1 stroke.
Peg ...
shot-gun start
A way to start a tournament in which all groups of players tee off simultaneously from different holes.
Signature Course ...
Shot Making
When it comes to executing different shots, a good way to expand your imagination and understanding of shot making is to practice hitting soft pitches over a bunker with a 5-iron.
Air Shot: When a player intends to play a shot but misses the ball completely.
Airmail the Green: When a player overpowers a shot aimed at the putting green, and the ball flight carries it completely over the green.
tee-shot-- The initial shot on a golf hole played from the tee box.
teeing ground-- Also known as the tee box, the designated area in which a golfer hits his/her initial shot on a golf hole.
Fat shot
A poor shot in which the club is slowed by catching too much grass or soil, resulting in a short and slow ball flight.
Cut Shot: same as a fade, a cut curves from left to right, but is generally higher in trajectory and more controlled than a standard fade.
Photo by: Mauro Simonato
Graphics by Catherine de Luca ...
AIR SHOT - swing with the intention of hitting the ball, but miss the ball; whiff; counts one stroke.
ALBATROSS - three strokes under par for a hole. Two strokes to get the golf ball in the cup on a par 5 hole. Also called a double-eagle.
Fat shot
when the club hits the ground behind the ball this results in high or low shots with a loss of distance
Featherie ...
Fat Shot: When the club strikes the ground well behind the ball.
Featherie: Early golf balls with a core of compressed feathers inside a leather outer.
Field: The players in a tournament.
Lob shot
a shot that goes straight up and comes almost straight down with very little spin or forward momentum useful when there is not much green to play to
Local rules ...
Lob Shot: A high, soft shot, generally played near the green with a high-lofted wedge of some type (i.e., a lob wedge.)
Lost Ball: A ball is considered to be lost if it cannot be located or identified after 5 minutes of searching for it.
Cut Shot: To put side and backspin onto the ball when striking it so that the ball tends to fade. Shots hit into a green like this tend to hold greens better because they not only have back spin, but also some sidespin.
Cut Shot: A shot that curves from left to right.
D
Dance Floor: Slang for green.
Cut Shot: A shot played with a slightly open clubface and a swing path that travels out to in. The result is a soft fade that produces additional backspin and causes the ball to stop quickly on the green.
CUT SHOT
A ball struck with an intentional outside-in swing path giving a clockwise spin to the ball causing it to curve from left to right.
DEAD ...
Tee shot found water
On the par 3 17th hole at the 1999 Players Championship, Fred Couples' tee shot found water. He incurred a one-stroke penalty under Rule 26-1.
RealPlayer ...
air shot
To swing and miss the ball completely, counted as a stroke in putting but not in minigolf aka whiff.
all square ...
Chip Shot
An iron shot from within a few feet of the green that is often executed with a putting motion creating a low trajectory running ball that tracks to the hole.
Choke ...
Draw Shot - A controlled 'hook' used to get in position for the next shot or get out of trouble. A shot that curves from left to right. Conversely from right to left for a left-handed player.
Flop Shot : A soft-landing, relatively vertical shot from close to the green (usually played with a sand wedge or lob wedge).
Balloon Shot
A balloon shot goes up but with little distance.
Birdie ...
Shot from the fairway to the green.
Apron
Closely mowed area around a putting green.
Shot that first flies straight then turns to the right (the reverse occurs for left-handed golfers).
bogey ...
Shot that curves hugely from left to right (see slice).
bandit
See hustler. Avoid bandits at all costs.
Shot that curves strongly from right to left (or the opposite, if you play left handed!).
Hosel
Hollow part of clubhead where the shaft is attached. Sometimes called the 'neck'.
Shot Peen Finish
Type of finish applied to stainless steel iron heads that leaves the appearance of a "silvery, semi-rough" surface.
Shotgun ...
Shot - A throw or stroke in disc golf. Each shot will result in one stroke.
A shot made with a reduced swing, less than that for a half shot.
quitting on the ball
Not hitting through your shot with complete effort.
A shot from 200 yards will usually demand that the golfer make one or two decisions. But a shot from 20 yards or 50 yards is likely to require six or seven decisions.
A shot hit with a significantly reduced swing.
Quitting on the ball
Slowing your swing down before hitting the ball.
A shot with a slight, controlled curve through the air, from right to left for a right-handed player and right to left for a left-handed player.
Drive
A shot which is played from the tee, usually with a driver (a 1 wood).
A shot played from a sand bunker, usually when the ball has buried or settled down into the sand.
Fade
A shot that flies slightly from left to right.
PRE-SHOT ROUTINE
2) The foundation for making good 'Putts' is 'Mastering The Basics of Putting'.
Fat Shot A description of a shot when the clubhead strikes the turf behind the ball, resulting in poor contact and a shot that comes up well short of the target.
Lob shot
Partial swing with wedge; ball goes high and short distance, with little or no roll. Useful when your ball is near the green and there is a hazard in the way.
The Golf Channel's "Academy"-- World of Golf-- Golf Tips [Short Game] ...
FAT SHOT - this is a shot which is not good. The club hits the ground behind the ball and results in a poorly struck shot that usually doesn't go very far.
FLAGSTICK - com'on, you gotta know this one.
FLUB - see dub above.
This shot not only has your swing path to the left but it also has you with your clubface open at impact. This means you actually have 2 flaws when you hit a slice.
Chip shot -A partial swing motion used to produce a ball flight with low trajectory and roll.
Cup -Container in the hole on the green that holds the flag. This term is often used synonymously with "hole." ...
Thin shot
a poor shot where the clubhead strikes too high on the ball. When taken to an extreme but still at or below the centerline of the ball it is known "blading" the ball.
Through line ...
A tee shot is the first shot played from a teeing ground. It can be made with a driver (i.e. a 1-wood) off a tee for long holes, or with an iron on shorter holes.
A chip shot is one which puts just enough height on the ball to let it land safely on the green, after which it runs along the ground all the way to the hole.
CUT
A shot with a gentle left-to-right spin
DISTANCE
Determines how long your ball will travel after the shot ...
 See also: Golf, Swing, Hit, Rough, Hole
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