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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grain

Sports; Golf

The direction the grass is growing (usually only of consequence with coarser grasses, e.g., bermuda) Example: The grain on a putting green mainly effects putts as they slow down, and on many greens ...

face progression

Sports; Golf

The distance from the center of the shaft or hosel to the blade, or leading edge, of the club face. Example: Face progression is different than offset.

low side

Sports; Golf

The downhill edge of the cup when it is on any slant. Example: Bill missed his putt on the low side of the hole.

shaft butt

Sports; Golf

The end of the shaft farthest from the club head; shaft butt diameters are usually measured in thousandths of an inch (e.g., .600) and are combined with grip core measurements as one way of varying ...

butt

Sports; Golf

butt end

Sports; Golf

pin position

Sports; Golf

The place on the putting green where the hole is cut on any given day. Example: Most tournaments change the hole location/pin position on every hole for each day, or round, of the event.