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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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surlyn cover

Sports; Golf

A plastic in common use for golf ball covers (the outer layer) since the 1970's. Example: Surlyn is a fairly durable type of plastic used in golf ball manufacturing.

hammer hands

Sports; Golf

A player that does not have good sensitivity for controlling the distance of their putts. Example: When Karl got nervous he had hammer hands.

net

Sports; Golf

A players score after a handicap has been applied. Example: Trisha had a net 74 and a gross 82, which wasn't her best.

slot

Sports; Golf

A position (hopefully) reached in the downswing in which the pelvic girdle has shifted onto the forward foot, the arms and hands have come down in close to the body and the club ...

the slot

Sports; Golf

A position (hopefully) reached in the downswing in which the pelvic girdle has shifted onto the forward foot, the arms and hands have come down in close to the body and the club ...

ninety degree rule

Sports; Golf

A practice where golf cars are allowed to drive on the fairway, or away from the cart paths, only perpendicularly (90°) to the hole being played, usually for the purpose of ...

90 degree rule

Sports; Golf

A practice where golf cars are allowed to drive on the fairway, or away from the cart paths, only perpendicularly (90°) to the hole being played, usually for the purpose of ...