Definition: A shot in which the golfer's club hits the ground before making contact with the ball. This usually results in digging up a lot of turf and a shot that travels far shorter than desired. In fact, in a severe fat shot, the divot might travel nearly as far as the golf ball!
A fat shot can be thought of as the opposite of a thin shot. And while a thin shot, for very skilled golfers, might sometimes be played intentionally, a fat shot never is, and the results of a fat shot are rarely good.
See the Fat Shot Tip Sheet, for a quick checklist of possible causes of this type of shot.
Also Known As: Heavy shot, chunk shot, chunking the ball, catching it fat
Examples:
The Golf Guide hit a fat shot. He caught it heavy.
