Waggle: Movement of a body part that serves as a trigger for the swing. Walkover: victory due to the package of an opponent. Water hazard front: Ditch, stream or pond located on the fairway in the line of play, most often evidenced by yellow stakes. Wedge: Very open iron used for approach shots to the […]
Raw score: Overall score regardless of handicaps. Read: To study the slopes of the green before putting. Recovery: it’s a hit, usually made in a rugged and difficult part of the course. Referee: Person authorized by the Committee to resolve game issues and apply the rules (should not interfere in the game, ex. Take the […]
Obstacle: On a golf course they are bodies of water, bunkers, roughs, wood. Off-limits: Area outside the playing field and defined by white stakes. Offset: Club handle shifted forward from the club head. Open Club Face: In the case of a club head when the tip is facing out and in the case of the […]
Sand Wedge: Club to get the ball from the sand. Score: Number of moves to complete a course. Scorecard: it is a Card to monitor and record the results of a quartet. The scorecard shows normally the local rules of land. Scramble: Collective system of play. All players on a team hit their ball individually. […]
Vardon Grip(or grip overlapping): The Vardon grip-also called “overlapping grip” or “grip Vardon overlap”-is the method of maintaining the golf club which is the most popular among professional golfers. This technique of taking is named after the great Harry Vardon, who popularized it at the end of the 19th/early 20th century. To use the Vardon […]
Par : 1 – Score theory in which a course must be played by a player scratch. 2 – Each hole is assigned by one according to its length. Par 3: Hole, the distance does not exceed 229 m. Par 4: Hole, the distance is between 228 and 434 m. Par 5: Hole where the […]
X-out: Ball marked with an inscription “X-out” and sold less expensive because it has manufacturing defects. X-out golf balls are sold in some golf shops and retail stores in boxes with dull or plain wrappers, and usually at steep cuts for “regular” golf balls. This is because an X-out ball is the result of an […]
Unplayable: Refers to a ball that a player does not expect to play in its current position. Upright: Vertical swing. Utility Wood: Large club Head designed for the rough. USGA: United States Golf Association. The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the National Association of American Golf Courses, clubs and other facilities and the governing […]
Take Away: First movement made by the club when it begins its up movement. Tee Shot: once performed at the start of a hole, the ball usually based on a tee. Tee: closely mowed area on which the player moves to initiate the hole. It is the only area where the player is allowed to […]
Marker: Player who marks a score. Mashie: Old name for an iron with loft looks like the 5-iron today. Mashie Niblick: Old name given to iron number 7. Mid Mashie: Old name given to iron number 3. Mid Iron: Old name of iron number 2. Match Play: System of play where the numbers of holes define the winner. […]