Golf

Golf

Golf is a sport played with a club, usually made of wood, metal or carbon fiber, which is used to hit a small plastic ball from a tee into a hole. The game is primarily a precision and technique sport.

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attack wedge (AW)

Sports; Golf

Similar to a gap wedge, usually around 52 degrees of loft, exact name (what the A stands for), loft and club characteristics are manufacturer-dependent. Example: Sunny used her A/Approach/Attack ...

light it up

Sports; Golf

Similar to expressions from other sports (e.g., on a roll, on fire, hot); ususally used to mean a number of subpar holes in a row or an overall low score (see also lights-out below) Example: Brad ...

go low

Sports; Golf

Similar to expressions from other sports (e.g., on a roll, on fire, hot); ususally used to mean a number of subpar holes in a row or an overall low score (see also lights-out below) Example: Brad ...

heather

Sports; Golf

Small shrubs with small hard leaves, or a generic term for long grassy, weedy rough on U.K. courses. Example: Jack ripped it out of the heather, only just being able to get it back to the fairway.

power leak

Sports; Golf

Some error interferring with the efficient sequence of movements and delivery of force in the full swing. Example: Bill wanted more distance, but had a power leak in his swing that he didn't know ...

waggle

Sports; Golf

Some kind of motion or movement (can be very individualized, but many times a back and forth movement at the hands/wrists) of the club for the purpose of staying loose, feeling the club, keeping the ...

caddy

Sports; Golf

Someone who carries a players bag of clubs and/or assists a player with advice and the details of play. Example: She asked her caddy/looper to help her read the putt.