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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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frog hair

Sports; Golf

The short grass that separates the putting green from rough or fairway. Example: Though I missed the green with my approach shot the ball was just on the fringe/frog ...

frog hair

Sports; Golf

The short grass that separates the putting green from rough or fairway. Example: Though I missed the green with my approach shot the ball was just on the collar/apron/fringe/frog ...

modulus

Sports; Golf

The strength of the raw material (e.g., graphite strand or sheet) used in a shaft before manufacturing; generally the higher the modulus the less yielding (stiffer/less torque) ...

tournament format

Sports; Golf

The style, or rules and procedures, under which a competition is conducted (e.g., medal play, match play, scramble, four-ball, and many more -- see tournament formats for help ...

gear effect

Sports; Golf

The tendency of a ball hit on the toe or heel of the club (usually thought of in terms of woods) to spin in the opposite direction from the twisting of the club face (visually ...

torque

Sports; Golf

The tendency of a club's shaft to twist or rotate around its long axis -- also the amount of that rotation measured in degrees (very generally, stronger and/or more highly skilled ...

spin axis

Sports; Golf

The tilt of the backspin direction (tilted to the right causes a curve to the right, and vice versa) Example: The more tilted the spin axis the more the ball will curve.