Introduction to Golf Rehabilitation and Performance: 90 Percent Mental, 90 Percent Physical: Summary 37
○ Slice: Ball spin right to left and ends right of the target
○ Pull: Yanked over to left (Right-handed golfer)
Other shots (not considered desirable shots) Contact: • Top: Club barely contacts top part of ball with a lot of top spin and will skim along ground • Thin: Slightly more contact compared to a top shot, lower loft and higher top spin • Fat: More than desirable contact with the ground than a typical shot • Chunk: Mostly make contact with ground—typically happens when you make contact further behind the ball than at the ball. This can happen with decreased rotation and poor weight transition • Shank: Hit ball off club face and hit it on the hosel (see below) of the club Lie (Ball at Rest) • Tight: Minimal grass • Fluffy: Sitting up on tall grass • Buried: Stuck in the ground or in sand in a bunker • Uphill/downhill: Hitting up or down hill, respective Course Difficulty It is important to know course difficulty of the clients • Course rating (upper 60s to mid 70s): Best for people who are shooting around par/ low handicap (1-9) • Course slope (55 to 155): Easier to harder • Handicap (relative to par)/index (accounts for course rating/slope): Handicap allows
○ Push: Pull is pushed to right
○ Hook: Ball spins right to left and ends left of the target
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