⛳ To mis-hit (golf) 🥩 A meat cut 🔩 Long narrow part 🦵 Lower leg part ⛳ Bad golf shot

to shank

18 8.7

To hit the ball with the club heel so it goes off course

verb
/ʃæŋk/

Jargon

: golpear la bola con el talón del palo

Despite my best efforts, I managed to shank my tee shot, leaving the ball far off the fairway.
to shank the ball
to shank a shot
to shank a drive

No, no, you shanked even that.

Examples

I'll hit a beautiful tee shot and then shank the approach shot into the trees.

Blog text (34)
And I walk up to hit the ball just like really just feeling everything about that connection, and I immediately Shank it into the woods.
Bernie's stance on the steep bank is so awkward he whiffs the ball once, shanks it sideways on his next swing, and picks up.

Fiction book (1990)
During the tournament, I struggled and frequently shanked my shots, sending the ball into the rough.
He was frustrated after he shanked his approach, resulting in the ball landing in the water hazard.

Synonyms

to shank the ball

vsto shank

Jargon

9.1

To hit a ball badly so it goes far off target

is a golf error caused by striking the ball with the club heel

to mishit

vsto shank

6.0

To strike a ball badly so it goes wrong

is a specific golf error produced by striking the ball with the club heel

Phrasal Verbs

to shank the ball

Jargon

9.1

To hit a ball badly so it goes far off target

Compounds

shank-nag

Archaic

9.9

An old horse that is weak and not fit for regular work

How Bad

to shank

Jargon

18 8.7

to hook

Specialized

9 7.4

to slice

Jargon

30 6.9

to mishit

6.0

Surface Forms

shank infinitive

shanked past

shanked past participle

shanking present participle

shanks third person singular

Etymology

Shank as a verb (in golf) comes from the noun: to 'shank' a shot is to hit the ball with the club's narrow 'shank' or heel so the ball goes the wrong way.