What Does Top Mean in Golf?
By The Fairway Labs TeamReviewed
Shots & shot shapes
Golf term
Top
Top in practice
A topped drive that trickles off the tee is a demoralizing start to a hole. The cure is trusting the loft of the club and staying down through the ball rather than trying to lift it.
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