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The ball flight does, but it doesn't look like the hosel gets that close to the ball. Don't have a 240fps version, this is the only speed available.

 

Looks like a push fade. 

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Looks like a push-fade to me. I dunno where they find these guys, that wasn't even remotely close to being a shank. Is that from @PEZGolf's magazine?

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Now I'm doubting myself. Maybe it's a shank of the very in to out variety. I throw up my arms. I would be much more certain if it was shot in 240fps.

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From what I see, the ball starts reasonably close to online and then curves right. That leads me to believe the ball was struck by the face and not the hosel. When I hit a shank, there is NO question because the ball takes off at nearly a 45* angle. 

If that ball had curved left (and been struck cleaner) it would have been a nice push-draw...I think...

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3 minutes ago, Ernest Jones said:

From what I see, the ball starts reasonably close to online and then curves right. That leads me to believe the ball was struck by the face and not the hosel. When I hit a shank, there is NO question because the ball takes off at nearly a 45* angle. 

If that ball had curved left (and been struck cleaner) it would have been a nice push-draw...I think...

Yeah, I've hit plenty of shanks and they start way way more right than that. The camera low to the ground distorts the flight as well.

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Watch Tin Cup if you want to know what a shank looks like - there is no way that ball is getting anywhere near shooting chili peppers up  Lee Janzen's ass.

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Can't tell. Can't stop the video at impact. I'm going to the range today. I'll set up my camera and hit one for you. I'm pretty sure at least a dozen will occur.

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Here is impact.

56a942204bd17_shot1.jpg.a6b0dfcde41108ee

 

Here is a few frames after.

 

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The ball looks to start straight then slice. I don't think its a shank.

 

 

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On 1/26/2016 at 10:01 AM, nevets88 said:

Now I'm doubting myself. Maybe it's a shank of the very in to out variety. I throw up my arms. I would be much more certain if it was shot in 240fps.

I got very lucky on this pause,

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That is not a shank. That is a strike on the toe. Here's what it looks like to me. The path is very out to in. The strike is on the toe, which causes the face to twist open even more. Still the face is relatively square to the target line. The ball starts straight-ish to just right of the target and slices right. 

To me I would say it's a pull slice, but the ball happen to hit the toe so the ball started right of target instead of on target or slightly left of target. 

It's not a shank. A shank is a strike on the hosel.  A shank trajector is more inline with the red dots I drawn on the image below. If you really strike it good maybe a tad higher and more right. Shanks typically do not start anywhere remotely straight at target. 

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Excellent work with the vids. That is definitely not a shank. I've had inside hits that grazed the hosel look similar to that ball flight, but that's definitely not even one of those. Thanks guys.

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On January 26, 2016 at 7:20 PM, nevets88 said:

The ball flight does, but it doesn't look like the hosel gets that close to the ball. Don't have a 240fps version, this is the only speed available.

 

Looks like a push fade. 

No way. I had the shanks for a month and I can say will 100% certainty that is not one. 

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On 1/26/2016 at 10:20 PM, nevets88 said:

The ball flight does, but it doesn't look like the hosel gets that close to the ball. Don't have a 240fps version, this is the only speed available.

 

Looks like a push fade. 

Why do I only see the full image on some of these embeds when I quote?

Curve looks more like an out and out push slice to me. Could fat toe-side contact have opened the face a ton?

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Not a shank. I too paused it at impact. Not a shank.

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