Pull
A pull is a shot that starts left of the target (for a right-hander) and continues straight without significant curve — caused by an out-to-in path with a face matching the path direction.
A pull is the mirror of a push: the face is square to the path but both are pointing left of target, producing a straight shot to the left. It is common in players with a moderately out-to-in swing who have also closed the face to square it to the path. The result is consistent left misses that don't curve back. In contrast to a pull-slice, there is no curve — the ball just goes left and stays left.
Example
A straight shot that starts left of the flag and lands left of the green — dead straight but wrong direction — is a pull, not a hook.
Related terms
- Out-to-InAn out-to-in club path means the clubhead is moving left of the target line through impact (for a right-hander). It is the fade, pull, and slice path.
- SliceA slice is a shot that curves sharply away from the target — to the right for a right-handed golfer. It happens when the clubface is open relative to the swing path at impact.
- Club PathClub path is the horizontal direction the clubhead is moving through impact, relative to the target line, in degrees. Positive is in-to-out (a draw bias); negative is out-to-in (a fade or slice bias).
- Face-to-PathFace-to-path is the difference between face angle and club path at impact. It is the single number that determines how much, and which way, the ball curves.
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