Category: Golf Shot Types

Learning how to hit a draw? Trying to get rid or your slice? Here are all the shot types you need to know.

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Golf Shot Types: Pitch Shot

The pitch shot is a shot generally played between 20-50 yards, but there is no exact yardage that determines this.

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Golf Shot Types: Short Putt

A "short putt" describes a putt in golf that is generally between 3 and 8 feet. It is longer than a tap-in, but still makeable for most golfers.

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Golf Shot Types: Punch Shot

A punch shot is a partial, low golf shot that helps a golfer escape from trouble scenarios like being under or behind a group of trees.

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Golf Shot Types: Flop Shot

Also known as a "lob shot", a flop shot is where a golfer opens the face of a wedge and hits a high shot that lands and stops immediately on the green.

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Golf Shot Types: Bump and Run

A bump and run, also known as a chip shot, is where a golfer hits a short and low chip around the green that rolls for most of the shot.

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Golf Shot Types: Tee Shot

A tee shot is when the golfer hits from the designated "tee box". There are multiple tee boxes on each hole for men, women, and senior golfers.

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Golf Shot Types: Texas Wedge

This isn't a golf club, but rather a technique where a golfer hits a putter from off the green, typically from the fringe.

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Golf Shot Types: The "Stinger"

Made famous by Tiger Woods, the "stinger" is a low, penetrating shot with a controlled trajectory, often used for accuracy in windy conditions.

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Golf Terms: What is a Fade Shot?

Also known as a "cut", for right-handed players, this is a shot that starts left of the target, curves left to right, and ends at the target.

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Golf Terms: What is a Draw Shot?

For right-handed players, this is a shot that starts right of the target, curves right to left, and ends at the target.

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