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snowman · #2 (**permalink**) 09-08-2007, 09:55 PM

Q1. It means to pick up balls.

Shagging balls - to hit a bunch of balls and then pick them up.

Shag bag - a special bag for shagging balls with.

I have heard of Hogan's "shag mentality" meaning he only hit 23 balls in a row and then went and "shagged" them before hitting another 23.

It's a typical American thing, to unwittingly take a word that is rude elsewhere and give it another meaning. I nearly spit my Coca Cola when I heard someone referring to a "fanny pack" in Florida.

Q2. A flop is a shot hit with a wide open face with the intention of hitting the ball nice and high but only a short distance. Phil Mickelson is a master at this.

A Pitch is a longer shot hit with a square face, usually played to carry most of the way to the green/hole.

One would typically play a flop when in deep rough near the green, a pitch when trying to carry a bunker or pond near a green.

There is also the bump and run, a longer chip shot used when there are no visable hazards and the ground is hard, designed to spend little time in the air and then run the rest of the way to the green.

Hope this helps.