Shank -- a word many golfers don't like to say and don't like to hear. It describes one of the ugliest, most feared type of bad results when swinging the golf club. Quite simply, shanks occur when the ball is struck by the hosel -- the spot where the shaft and club head come together -- instead of the sweet spot on the clubface. The result of this tends to be a low shot well off-line to the right.
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