Wit & Wisdom of Golf

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Texas wedge - When you use your putter from off the green, that club becomes a Texas wedge, so named because the shot became popular in Texas, where hard, dry conditions make it less risky to putt from off the green.

[Stan Nehilla]

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That dog will hunt - Expression golfers use after they've hit a good shot. It is derived from hunting, where certain dogs are better hunters than others. So it is with golf shots.

[Stan Nehilla]

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That's good - When you want to let an opponent know that you are conceding a putt you say, "That's good."

[Stan Nehilla]

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Thin, hit it - To hit the ball in the center with the club's leading edge, instead of sliding under it. Chances are your shot will fly lower and farther than you intended. This is still much better than hitting it fat.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Three! - What many golfers, through habit, cry instead of Fore!

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Three-jack - Three putts on a single green. Very bad, indeed.

[Stan Nehilla]

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Throw-Up range - Any putt that's short enough so a good player should make it, but long enough so that he's nervous about missing it, is in throw-up range. Players don't really throw up over these putts, they just miss them. (See also yips and knee-knocker.^)

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Tight - If there is very little cushion (grass) between the ball and God's earth, you have a tight lie. If the guys in your group don't want to play for some cash, they're tight.

Tight Lie - Poor playing position in which the ball is lying low in the grass or sitting on a bald or bare spot. Also known as a "close lie" or, more commonly, as an "original lie," "preliminary lie," "previous lie" or "former lie."

[Stan Nehilla]

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Timing - Precise control of the speed of movement in the swing to achieve the greatest possible power and accuracy. If a player's timing is off, then there is no way his or her shot will reach its . . .

Tip - A piece of advice, such as "You know, you need to work on your timing." . . . intended target.

[Stan Nehilla]

Golf Dictionary

Tips, the - The tees from which the course plays the longest.