Have you ever wondered how golf shots got their names?
Wonder no more.
The first widely recognised name for a golf shot was the shank and it has a logical origin when you know the story.
Many, many years ago, a few years after golf was invented, a man named Hank decided to take up the new sport. He drove the ball well but his second shots were dreadful.
In fact, he hit so many shots sideways that he injured every golfer he played with. Other golfers always knew when Hank was on the course because they'd hear yells of, "Shit Hank, are you trying to kill me?"
Not wanting to catch Hank's dreadful golf meant everyone who wasn't in his four gave him a wide berth.
At least three fairways.
This meant they couldn't hear the yells quite so clearly so instead of "Shit Hank..." it sounded like "Shank!"
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