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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yardage chart

Sports; Golf

This is a card that shows the layout and yardage of each hole on the golf course.

club head

Sports; Golf

The end of the golf club, which has the clubface on it.

yardage marker

Sports; Golf

A sign that is in the tee area that tells the golfer the yardage of the hole.

club loft

Sports; Golf

How much loft a club has as determined by the angle of the clubface. The more angled the clubface is, the higher in the air ball will go. On iron clubs the higher the number the more loft the club ...

yardage rating

Sports; Golf

This is a measure of the stroke index of the hole. A hole with an index 18 being is the easiest on the course number 1 is the most difficult.

club(s)

Sports; Golf

What a golfer uses to hit a golf ball with.

yips

Sports; Golf

To miss very easy putts because of being nervous. The yips are a sudden jerking or twitching movement. It has been studied by doctors and seems to be a neurological condition, which could be ...