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    Unhappy Poll: Whats worse SHANKS or TOPS

    Developed a nice case of the tops today (about 15) and after seeing vegas' efforts with the shanks made me think - Whats Worse

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    Shanks easily.

    Tops will generally go on the line you were aiming, and give you another shot at your target with only a lost shot.
    Shanks go nowhere near the line you want, and generally leave you stuck in the trees or worse.

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    Tops: nothing worse than pulling out a 7 iron and hitting it along the ground. On a par three that means you didnt even reach the fairway

    I'd easily hit 100 tops to 1 shank. Shanks are so hard to hit - that hosel is only 1cm wide, you gotta be a really good golfer to hit a shank.
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    I'd rather top it over the green than shank it oob. I bet there have been more holes-in-one from tops than shanks!

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    what about hitting it fat...

    i'd rather top it 100m down the fairway, than hit it fat and have the divot go further than the ball :S

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    Definitely shanks. At least tops go in the right general direction.
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    Shanks

    .. not that i've ever hit any
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    Shanks.... I've never topped a chip !!!

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    ... a chilly dip chip or a full swing duff is more demoralising than both the shank and top.

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    I played with a guy who topped his drive today, he almost hit himself and it went 2 feet !

    I would have said he would have prefered a shank (is that possible with driver ?) but he still made bogey. I suppose at least a top goes straight

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3oneday View Post
    Shanks.... I've never topped a chip !!!
    should try it sometime, get much more distance with less effort.
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    I think a top or flub is probably equally as bad as a shank..

    Interestingly, I made par on the 10th at Pac Harbour earlier this year after shanking my approach. Come to think of it, most of my shanks were only half-shanks so the ball was still advancing forwards some distance. Just aim 30degrees left and you can get around with a shank.

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    haha - i did something like that, playing with schoolmate and a couple of our teachers (of all people), i had an airswing with my driver on the tee. They laughed their tits off. Still parred the hole and probably beat them all
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    shanks definitely.

    tops at least go straight and you sometimes get lucky

    you never get a lucky shank
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    Shanks buy a country mile!!

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    But what about topping into water hazards, gardens, bushes etc that are in front of you - a shank could mean you could go around them

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    i went to do some chipping practice tonight. had about 8 shanks, most of them in a row. No damage done, except had the others around the green dancing around a bit.
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    Dare i say it but if you really have a case of the shanks you give it away been ther done that. What about the yips i reckon they would be even more frustrating
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    There is nothing worse than missing the hole on a straight putt from 1 foot, and not getting within 2 inches of the hole! But I don't have the shanks or the tops, and never have really so what do I know!

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    Can we add a third option - "whiffs", for Popper?
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    Quote Originally Posted by sms316 View Post
    Can we add a third option - "whiffs", for Popper?
    Good idea, thanks...

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    Ahhhhhh the memories. I visited the the Shankri-La a handful of times a couple of years back. On two consecutive Saturday comps i had shanks O.B. on the same hole after good drives. I think i had an O.B. elsewhere too. In practise i was hitting numerous, what a cancer. Steepened my iron swing and may not have hit one since. The good old lagging hosel vs sweetspot.
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    Shanks are the worst!! Had two today

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    Quote Originally Posted by AndyP View Post
    Shanks easily.

    Tops will generally go on the line you were aiming, and give you another shot at your target with only a lost shot.
    Shanks go nowhere near the line you want, and generally leave you stuck in the trees or worse.
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    Depends what type of shank, I have developed a type of power shank, the ball squirts right but still travels 170-180m with a 3 iron. I hit one down wind at National (Moonah) last year on 15, was trying to hit a little draw down the left, ended up 60m right of where I aimed, mate said, "good lay up"


 

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