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By Brent Kelley, About.com

Push Ball Flight

The push ball flight from the perspective of a right-hander.

Illustration by William Glessner
Definition: "Push" describes a trajectory or ball flight in which the golf balls starts out right (for a right-handed golfer) of the target line, and continues traveling right on a straight line, winding up well right of the target. A push is the opposite of a pull. A push is distinguished from a slice by the fact that a slice curves to the right (for a righthander) while a push travels on a straight path to the right.

Also see: Quick tips for diagnosing your push

Examples: The Golf Guide pushed his shot well right of the green.

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