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Tadashi70

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So in this great game of ours that is played in many different regions and places. There are terms used that some may find foreign.

For instance 'choking down' vs 'choking up'. I've always used the term choking down in golf and choking up in baseball. Which is it?

Are there other terms you hear that make you scratch your head?
 
Hot face is a personal pet peeve.
 
Getting stuck. I have an idea what that means, but I am obviously clueless.

There was a great thread last week that discussed "dropping right shoulder" and really explained what that means.
 
scripting
chutting
gaming
 
"Peninsulating".........The fairway juts out from surrounding water.
 
Another one is fairway wood vs. fairway metal. I never hear anybody call it a fairway metal except for one or two particular announcers (I think McCord).
 
Double cross and even weirder, triple cross.
 
Erky said:
Another one is fairway wood vs. fairway metal. I never hear anybody call it a fairway metal except for one or two particular announcers (I think McCord).
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Peter Alliss says fairway metal
 
Flop shot.
 
Here's a couple from me:

"Feeling the clubhead." I've never understood that concept.

A shaft feeling "clicky." I mock that phrase, but it is a real thing.

"Butter cut." What is that? Is it a soft cut?
 
ATLGolfer said:
Here's a couple from me:

"Feeling the clubhead." I've never understood that concept.

A shaft feeling "clicky." I mock that phrase, but it is a real thing.

"Butter cut." What is that? Is it a soft cut?
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You crack me up by the way. It's not shafts that are clicky :)
 
Erky said:
Another one is fairway wood vs. fairway metal. I never hear anybody call it a fairway metal except for one or two particular announcers (I think McCord).
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This one goes along the line of "pitching iron" not sure why but I don't like it lol.
 
ATLGolfer said:
Here's a couple from me:

"Feeling the clubhead." I've never understood that concept.

A shaft feeling "clicky." I mock that phrase, but it is a real thing.

"Butter cut." What is that? Is it a soft cut?
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Butter fade baby! Gentle little fade that lands softly!
 
I'l take ya arse to the woodshed! :deadhorse:


Where bout's that ball? It's over younder. :act-up:
 
Tadashi70 said:
So in this great game of ours that is played in many different regions and places. There are terms used that some may find foreign.

For instance 'choking down' vs 'choking up'. I've always used the term choking down in golf and choking up in baseball. Which is it?

Are there other terms you hear that make you scratch your head?
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I've always figured that you choke down on a club, but when you choke up it's more of a mental performance issue.
 
Tadashi70 said:
So in this great game of ours that is played in many different regions and places. There are terms used that some may find foreign.

For instance 'choking down' vs 'choking up'. I've always used the term choking down in golf and choking up in baseball. Which is it?

Are there other terms you hear that make you scratch your head?
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I always thought the difference lies in the fact that the golf club facing the ground where a baseball bat is addressed pointing at the sky.

My favorite golf term us probably thw worm burner. Oh, the suffering of all those worms
 
Erky said:
Another one is fairway wood vs. fairway metal. I never hear anybody call it a fairway metal except for one or two particular announcers (I think McCord).
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J Johnny Miller use it as well from time to time
buckbug said:
"Peninsulating".........The fairway juts out from surrounding water.
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What?
blugold said:
Flop shot.
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What do you call it?
ATLGolfer said:
Here's a couple from me:

"Feeling the clubhead." I've never understood that concept.

A shaft feeling "clicky." I mock that phrase, but it is a real thing.

"Butter cut." What is that? Is it a soft cut?
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That's a soft cut of 3-5 yards or a fall off the table cut.
 
I like the term "butter cut"... If only I could hit one haha.

I sometimes get confused between chipping and pitching, what exactly is what?
Push cart, trolley, pull cart?
When does a cut become a fade become a slice?
 
I call it "choking up" since it relates to making the club shorter. Just like a bat You choked off some of its legnth so therfore you choked up the shaft meaning we cut part of it off. But thats just me.

How about "piercing the wind" ?
The ball is not all a sudden an arrow nor did it developed a point.
 
ArmyGolf said:
I like the term "butter cut"... If only I could hit one haha.

I sometimes get confused between chipping and pitching, what exactly is what?
Push cart, trolley, pull cart?
When does a cut become a fade become a slice?
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Lol you used to say I'd hit a butter cut before I fixed my swing...then it would fall 10 or 15 yards short of target, cause it wasnt anywhere near intentional hahaha

Johnny Miller's "trap draw" infuriates me. How the hell else are you supposed to hit a draw?? Lol

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Butter fade???? All u can say is... Her body is a 10 but'er fade is a 2!! LOL


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