Shank (Verb)
Meaning
Hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- He shanked his golf shot, watching in dismay as the ball careened into the nearby woods.
- The golfer's tendency to shank his swings had her reevaluating her stance and grip on the club.
- As he stepped up to the tee box, his nerves began to get the better of him, and he proceeded to shank the ball on his very first shot.
- After a series of smooth drives, he suddenly found himself struggling to make an accurate shot, and unfortunately, he shanked the ball into the sand trap.
- His frustration boiled over as he shanked yet another shot, this one veering sharply to the left of the fairway.