What Does Sky Mean in Golf?
Also known as Pop-up.
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Shots & shot shapes
Golf term
Sky
Sky in practice
A skied drive is easy to spot — the ball balloons up off the tee and often leaves a scuff mark on top of the driver’s crown. It usually comes from teeing the ball too high or swinging down too steeply into a driver meant to be hit on the upswing.
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