Why do they refer to a golf shot as "blocked"?

Question

I know where a blocked shot goes, I want to know what exactly "blocked" means.

Answer 1

There are two meanings 1) your left side will not let your swing finish correctly. Instead of your body turning naturally your left side prevents the right side from turning until after impact. 2) your left hand does not allow your right hand to roll over to complete the swing.

Answer 2

Ordinarily, the golf swing starts with the setup, the rhythmic back swing where you turn fully and load the weight preparatory to starting the downswing. If the sequence of the downswing is rushed, a full return is not achieved, the weight shift back to the leading side arrives before the hands uncock, resulting in an open club face which pushes the ball left if you are a lefty, and to the right if you are a righty. A righthander would replant his left foot  as he started his hip turn toward the hitting position while dropping his club in preparation to hitting the back of the ball as he uncocks his wrists and finishes his follow thru.

Answer 3

John,

The above two answers are more or less correct.

I would simplify it for you by saying this.

A block (or a push as it is sometimes called) is a shot that starts to the right of the target line.

It simply means, for whatever reason, the club did not 'release' through impact. Therefore your clubface was open at impact and the shot is 'pushed' to the right.

Hope that is easy to understand.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

Googie summed it up pretty good I would say...