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More Golf Terms- Final Round!

7:01 pm May 21, 2009

Range: An area used for practice shots.

Release: The moment when the downswing is in motion meets your
wrists uncocking.

Relief: One of the standard golf rules which gives a player
permission to move the ball when it lands in a troubled spot without
incurring penalties.

Reverse Overlap Grip: A standard grip, typically used when
putting. The index finger from the left hand covers the pinky finger
of the right hand (assuming it’s a right-handed player).

Rough: Any part away from the fairway where the grass grows to
longer lengths.

Round: The entire course played out. It could be 18 holes or 9 holes
for smaller courses.

Run: How far a ball rolls after landing, bouncing, and then into it’s
traveling roll.

Score: Your golf score is tallied by how many shots it took you to
play the course.

Scorecard: The record where your game scores and other stats are
kept.

Scramble: A golf game where 4 players on the same team will tee
off and the best shot is selected as the spot where everyone takes
their next shot. This process is continued until the ball is sunk into
the hole.

Scratch Golfer: A golfer who routinely scores par on the golf
course. You might here someone casually bragging to others how
they are a “scratch golfer.”

Secondary Rough: The thicker rough (grass) area past the primary
rough.

Setup: See “address” above- the setup is where you prep for your
shot.

Shaft: The long section of the golf club; it’s the long & thin part that
gives you most of the club’s energy.

Shag Bag: A bag used for storing your practice balls. Shag bags are
specifically designed to allow you to grab each ball from inside
without ever having to bend over.

Tee: The small peglike device for setting the ball up to be hit (it can
also refer to the actual placing of the ball on the tee).

Tee Blocks: The 2 objects indicating the forward zone of the teeing
area.

Tee Off: The act of hitting a shot from the tee. As in “Are you ready
to tee off?”

Trap: A sand filled bunker which is a sunk area of the ground filled
with sand or something similar

Up & Down: When you are 2 shots from the green. Usually used to
describe the situation when you are close to the green & you need
one more shot “up” onto the green and a final putt down into the
hole.

Uphill Lie: The ball coming to rest on a hill sloping but still toward
the target.

Vertical Roll: The curved face of a wood and or metal wood.

Wedge: A subclass of irons which have a loft greater than that of a
9-iron. Generally used to play shorter, more lofted shots.

Wet: When your ball lands in the water (AKA water hazard).

Whiff: A swing that intended to strike the ball but missed. Named
for the supposed “whiff” sound.

X Factor: The difference in rotation between a golfer’s shoulders &
hips.

Yips: The twitches, staggers, jitters & jerks associated with putting.

I hope this report answered any questions you had regarding golf
terminology.

Some of the terms can be a bit tricky to get used to.
But, once you have them down, you’ll be an “insider” too.

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