skull

v. in golf, to hit a ball too low and too far, usually the result of striking it above its center. Subjects: English, Golf, Sports & Recreation, Slang

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Citations: 1950 Charles Curtis Los Angeles Times (Jan. 15) “Smiley Quick, Marty Furgol Fire 69S To Tie With Snead” p. 36: Howard (Curley) Schmidt…holed out a 6-iron for an eagle 3 at the 18th today. He admitted he had skulled a couple of woods before hitting that one. 1952 Hal Wood Nevada State Journal (Reno) (Aug. 24) “Champ at 47 After Finals of ‘31 Event” p. 11: There had been indications earlier in the day that something had gone wrong with Mengert’s wood game. He skulled a drive on the 24th hole and topped a two-wood shot on the 25th although he halved both holes by terrific recovery approach shots. 1977 Dave Kindred Washington Post (Aug. 13) “Pebble Beach Gives Swift Kick to Fragile Dream” p. C1: Kelly Childs hit his tee shot out of bounds. Later, he hit into a trap and skulled his escape across the green. Two putts gave his a quadruple-bogey eight. “A disaster hole,” said the woman who once wore high-heeled shoes across a green. 2000 Johnny Miller Breaking 90 with Johnny Miller : The Callaway Golfer (Oct. 1) p. 26: You are no longer playing irony golf, and when you screw up and need to get the irony back to help blunt the frustration of skulling the next shot, you find it’s not that easy. 2001 Bob Rotella Putting Out of Your Mind (June 5) p. 159: Many amateurs, I know, worry about skulling or chili-dipping their short shots, particularly from tight lies. 2004 Jeff Potrykus Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Wisc.) (Nov. 11) “Kicking it up a notch”: In golf parlance, Allen “skulled” both efforts. His right foot hit the ground several inches before the target and he basically hit the top of the ball.

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Of course, compare with give || get brain. Recent brrouhaha about subway ad in NY.

by degustibus 12 Nov 04, 0822 GMT

Yes, “get brain” was covered here days ago and “get skull” is too well-known to bother with.

by Grant Barrett 16 Nov 04, 0707 GMT