shank it
Hit the hosel
To shank it is to badly mishit a ball, especially in golf, where the ball flies wildly off course after striking the hosel rather than the clubface: I shanked it into the woods on the fifth hole.
The term extends to other sports for any embarrassingly poor shot or kick.
A shank is the mishit itself.
- mishitPoorly struck shot
- screw upMake a mistake badly
- botchSpoil through incompetence
- mess upDo badly, err
- slicePortion cut off
bungle · hook · leg it · anxiety · whiff · chunk · yips · frustration · fumble · duff · skull · misstep · miscue · misfire · blunder · choke · lose your nerve · nerves
execution success
shank itnail it
Succeed perfectly at something
ace it · pull it off · stick the landing · deliver · come through