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Sports / Fitness / Recreation / Golf | | French term or phrase: faire une gratte | Le danger dans une sortie de bunker de fairway est de faire une gratte ou un top.
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| | fat shot | Explanation:
I'm afraid I have to disagree with James: to "top" the ball is indeed to hit it on the top part with the club, but a "gratte" consists in hitting the ground far before the ball and hence making a poor shot. So you were rght in your first impression: those are two very different bad shots.
I think that the usual English word for this is "fat shot". |
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 Aurélien Sagnier
Local time: 21:08
| Grading comment Many thanks. This answer came in just before the other one, so I'm giving the points in this direction. Unfortunately I can't split them, but thanks for both answers and comments.
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24 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +2 fat shot
Explanation:
I'm afraid I have to disagree with James: to "top" the ball is indeed to hit it on the top part with the club, but a "gratte" consists in hitting the ground far before the ball and hence making a poor shot. So you were rght in your first impression: those are two very different bad shots.
I think that the usual English word for this is "fat shot".
Reference: http://www.plus-de-golf.com/glossaire-termes-techniques-golf...
Reference: http://www.amgolfscores.com/Golf-Terms.asp
| Aurélien Sagnier
Local time: 21:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:  French
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | Many thanks. This answer came in just before the other one, so I'm giving the points in this direction. Unfortunately I can't split them, but thanks for both answers and comments. |
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24 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 hit a heavy / fat shot
Explanation:
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Note added at 33 mins (2009-11-25 12:51:29 GMT)
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Hi Philip you were right, "gratte" and "top" are exactly the opposite mistake.
"gratte" means that you hit way before the ball, straight into the ground (horrible feeling).
Fat - Definition of Fat Shot -
Also Known As: Heavy shot, chunk shot, chunking the ball, catching it fat. Examples: The Golf Guide hit a fat shot. He caught it heavy.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-25 13:21:16 GMT)
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Suggestion: " In fairway bunker shots there is danger of topping the ball or hitting it heavy"
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30 mins peer agreement (net): +2 |
| Reference: two different terms
Reference information:
Hi
i've played a bit of golf and for me these are two different terms - a top is where you hit the the top of the ball (my speciality!), and the gratte for me would be where you hit the turf before the ball but I can't remember the term in English. There are loads of sites on the web for golf tips and hints so you'll find it no prob.
Reference: http://www.golf-pratique.com/page61.htm
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