Thin shot

Thin shot
A poor shot where the clubhead strikes too high up on the ball, resulting in a shallow flight path. Also known as "skulling" or "blading" the ball.

Thin Shot
To strike the ball above its center causing it to skip and bounce along the ground rather than rise through the air.
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THIN SHOT
A ball hit with the leading edge of the club at precisely the middle causing a low shot with lessened distance.
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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.
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A thin shot is generally better than a fat one, but not if there's trouble looming behind your target. In any case, hitting it thin isn't unlike topping your tee shots with a driver.

Sliding ahead of the ball will rob you of power and cause a variety of problems such as thin shots, tops, and pushes to the right.

1. topped shots
2. pull hooks
3. slices
4. fat or thin shots
Here is a drill that will help you to get into a better posture: ...

Using a normal putting stroke, hit the ball's equator with the wedge's leading edge-an intentional thin shot-to roll the bll across the fringe and onto the green.

As a result, your left arm squeezes too tightly against your chest, your backswing becomes flatter, and your swing plane too shallow. Hitting behind the ball, thin shots, and loss of power are symptoms of a shallow plane.

in front of the ball is contacting the ball first through impact and then the turf, resulting in better contact and spin on the ball (stronger and straighter shots). The handle pointing to the mid-section will cause more slightly fat or thin shots ...

This is especially true when chipping: the muscles in the hands and arms tighten, making it difficult to hinge the club up in the back swing, as it naturally should. The result is a very low-to-the-ground swing and, more often than not, a thin shot ...

The dreaded dropkick and/or scoop at impact are evident when the clubhead is ahead of the hands at impact. When the bottom of the swing is behind the ball, you'll hit fat shots. When the clubhead is on its way up at impact, you'll hit thin shots.

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