Shank, Choke, Fatty, Banana Ball, Donation (water ball), Day at the Beach (bunker) are just words and if you let it get int your head, then you gotta own it!

Haha, I also dont say it...but think that rule is hilarious and love watching people stress over it. Happens to all of us if we play long enough...and when you see a pro do it doesnt seem so bad.

I can say shank and not get uptight as I know the swing sequence for ME to stop them. It's SLOOOOOOOOW down. But they are just words, I don't get caught up in all that. I have other quirks, superstitions, habits I have that are enough to
deal with..LOL

DM

The y word, yips

I refer to it as that that shall remain nameless.

Oh, I hate the dreaded "hosel rocket". Creeps into my short irons from time to time. I too try not to call it by its proper name. I think i am going to start calling it "Ossobuco".

I get them from time to time when I try too hard to hit a 50deg wedge 150 yards lol
I know it’s my own fault but I never learn lol
9 times out of 10 you’ll drop another ball, change club and stuff it inside 3ft and say to yourself what a plonker hahahaha

Shusssh!!!!

It's a mind thing

It has happen to everyone at some point and if your are Ian Poulter it has happen more than you would want.

How about the "Wipe" off the toe. Looks like a shank but It's off the toe.

Yep Frank, I never catch full shots towards the toe, the miss is always in the neck. But, on greenside pitch/lob shots, i tend to catch them towards the toe. Occasionally too far out and can get that "hot, low, and right" shot. I usually scream out "call the toe truck" or "yuck, toe fungus".

Everything has a name, just hit the ball.

If you get the shanks, yips, etc. try purposely hitting the ball with just the hosel, and by that I mean facing the toe in the opposite direction you want to hit the ball. it is very difficult. and now you will know how difficult it is to hit the ball with the hosel and how remember how easy it is to hit the ball with the face, and you will be cured. :)

It's only a word...
Just don't say it - just in case...
JT

No, I don't get caught up in all that. I used to be a pitcher in college and I remember a game where I had a "NO-NO" going and I ended up giving up a hit in the later innings. One of our outfielders comes up to me after the game and says "I'm sorry I asked for the bucket of seeds". I said, 'that's not what broke up the no-hitter, its because i hung a curveball again." Its all just hocus pocus to me

It doesn’t matter if I say it or not, it still shows up.