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PreShot Routine
The actions a player takes from the time he selects a club until he begins the swing.
Private Lesson
Generally speaking, when a PGA Professional gives a lesson to a single pupil.
Punch Shot
A low-flying shot played with an abbreviated backswing and finish. The key to the shot is having the hands slightly ahead of the clubhead at impact, which reduces the effective loft of the club.
Putt
A putt is a very short swing taken with the putter that is intended to move a ball that is on or near …
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Lag
A shot (usually a pitch, chip or putt) designed to finish short of the target.
Learning Center A complete practice and instruction facility, which may or may not be on the site of a golf course.
Lie
As it relates to the ball, the position of the ball when it has come to rest. As it relates to the club, it is the angle of the sole of the club relative to the shaft.
Line The intended path of the ball, usually referred to in the context of putting.
Line
of Flight The actual path …
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Fairway Wood
Sometimes now called a fairway metal since they are now made from metal. The fairway wood is typically a rounded club and looks a bit like a smaller version of a driver. They often come numbered 3, 5, 7 and 9.
Fat Shot
A description of a shot when the clubhead strikes the turf behind the ball, resulting in poor contact and a shot that comes up well short of the target.
First Swing
The “First Swing” program is a “Program in a Box” lesson program specifically designed to introduce …
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Address
The act of setting the body and club up to the ball when preparing to hit a shot.
Aiming
The act of aligning the club face to the target.
Alignment
The position of the body in relation to the initial target.
Back swing
The motion that involves the club and every element of the body in taking the club away from the ball and setting it in position at the top of the back swing from which the club can be delivered to the ball at impact.
Baseball Grip
A grip in which all ten fingers …
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Par
Main article: Par (score)
A hole is classified by its par; the number of strokes a skilled golfer should require to complete play of the hole. For example, a skilled golfer expects to reach the green on a par-four hole in two strokes (This would be considered a Green in Regulation or GIR): one from the tee (the “drive”) and another, second, stroke to the green (the “approach”); and then roll the ball into the hole in two putts for par. A golf hole is either a par-three, -four or -five, …
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A golf course consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick (pin flag) and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes. Some, however, only have nine holes and the course is played twice per round, while others have 27 or 36 and choose two groups of nine holes at a time for novelty and maintenance …
