Shank

Click here to get Macromedia Flash Player. Welcome to Cool Clubs, the world's leading golf-club fitting company, where advanced technology, the latest brand name golf equipment, and expert, personalized service converge to help raise the discerning golfer's game to new performance levels. If you are looking for custom fitted golf clubs or custom club fitting, our locations serve Scottsdale, Paradise Valley or Phoenix Arizona and San Francisco, Irvine, Newport Beach or Orange County California. Serious golfers know that the fastest way to a better golf game is using the right equipment, which means having the highest quality golf clubs custom fit to match a player's unique swing characteristics. Now is the time to improve your golf game the same way professional golfers have been improving their game for years – with custom fitted golf clubs from Cool Clubs, the best club fitting company in the business.

Shank

A mis-hit that occurs when, instead of the clubface, the hosel of the club hits the ball. A shank usually sends the ball sharply to the right—though not very far—for a right handed player (Golfsmith). Players who shank the ball are said to have the shanks, though some golfers find shanking so terrible, they refrain from saying it out loud (Kelley, About.com).

A telltale sign of a shank is a mark on the hosel from the ball. Shanking can be caused by standing too close to the ball when preparing to hit it, resting too much weight on one's heels when preparing to hit (Kelley, About.com). A player who pushes his arms away from his body on the backswing or the downswing is likely to shank the ball.

Back to Glossary