Thinned

Thinned (shot) - A shot in which the club head strikes the ball too high and results in a low, often slicing shot.
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We've all hit it "thin to win," but there's nothing more aggravating than the feel of a thinned shot. Thinning your iron shots typically results from executing a poor weight shift from the top.

The vast majority of thinned or fluffed chip shots occur when the clubhead overtakes the hands and is, therefore travelling on the upswing, rather that delivering a descending blow at impact.

Colloquialism for a lacerated golf ball; a cut in the ball is normally caused by a thinned shot.
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A long putt which travels over the undulations of the green.

If I try, I'll end up hitting down too steeply onto the golf ball. Which as you might guess, makes it impossible to hit consistent chip shots. A fat, stubbed or thinned shot is just a matter of time.

He hit a good drive, but then bladed/skulled/thinned/bellied his wedge shot. 3. His irons were old blades; whereas mine were bigger, thicker and perimeter-weighted.

See also: Golf, Rough, Bunker, Hole, Putt