Happy New Year! Golf Slang 101

The Skull Shot:

When the bottom of the club comes into contact with the middle or upper part of the ball, it’s impossible to control the distance. The golfer accidentally hits too high on the top of the ball and the shot screams across the green into the parking lot.  

Used in a sentence:  “Dude, you really skulled that chip shot.”

Dodie Mazzuca is the author of “Golf Sūtras,” “Daily Golf Tap-Ins,” and founder of Golf PROformance. She teaches golf lessons, golf schools, and performance coaching for competitive players in Santa Cruz, CA and Reno, NV.