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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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rehearsal swing

Sports; Golf

A swing through the air made (without hitting a ball) to work on, or feel, the movements that you intend to make when you hit the ball, or just to loosen up. Example: She always ...

Callaway handicap system

Sports; Golf

A system of creating "fair" handicaps for a one-time event in which many players do not have verifiable or established handicaps (more on tournament formats) Example: The Callaway ...

Callaway scoring system

Sports; Golf

A system of creating "fair" handicaps for a one-time event in which many players do not have verifiable or established handicaps (more on tournament formats) Example: The Callaway ...

Peoria scoring system

Sports; Golf

A system of scoring where 6 secret holes are selected, prior to the tournament, and a formula is applied using the scores from those 6 holes to determine a final score (more on ...

Stableford

Sports; Golf

A system of scoring where a player's score is based on points earned rather than absolute number of strokes taken (e.g., in The International tournament on the PGA Tour, par = 0 ...

dead hands

Sports; Golf

A technique in which the hands hold the club with very little tension and do not move much, if at all, in relation to the arms, typically used to create soft shots with less spin ...

dead hand shot

Sports; Golf

A technique in which the hands hold the club with very little tension and do not move much, if at all, in relation to the arms, typically used to create soft shots with less spin ...