Shot pattern

Shot Pattern: Distance and direction of several shots using the same club to evaluate performance of equipment or golfer.

Ballooned: A shot pattern wherein a golf ball accelerates upwards to an unreasonably high trajectory.
Banana Ball: A sliced shot that has a flight pattern shaped liked a banana.

The consistency in your shot pattern will increase dramatically as you groove a swing path that flows inside-to-square. Mastering the inside-square-inside swing path will help keep your right elbow in close to your body.

For all of you who charted a slice shot pattern, don't dismay-you're in the majority! ...

What this does is point your clubhead way right of the target. The second type of mistake stems from a poor ballflight. For example, many slicers will aim to the left to accommodate their left-to-right shot patterns.

See also: Golf, Swing, Slice, Hit, Shot