Golf terminology

[BamBooBender]

"You're standing too close to the ball"

Really?

"Yeah--after you hit it" Hardy har har

 

[Sully]

I learned it as Nancy. "You Nancied that putt." "Nice putt, Nancy. Did your purse get in the way?"

I'm more of a Susan guy. Sussssan nice putt


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[hampshire2012]

What is drop kicking a club?

Normally with a driver/3wood off the tee, it means you hit the ground (a long way) before the ball and the club then bounces up and hits the ball. Think it's in reference a rugby drop kick (which is also a legal play in American football).

At least that's how I understand it

 

[mayday1775]

Again, thanks to my old dear father...

An Adolf – Taking two shots in a bunker.
An Arthur Scargill – Great strike but a poor result.
A Rodney King – Over-clubbed.
An O.J. Simpson – Shouldn’t have, but got away with it.
A Condom – Safe but didn’t feel right.
An Elephant’s “bottom” – it’s high and it stinks.
A Sister-in-law – I’m up there, but I know that I shouldn’t be.
A Sally Gunnell – Not pretty but a good runner.
A Gerry Adams – A provisional.
A Dennis Wise – Nasty little five footer.
A Diego Maradonna – A very nasty five footer.
A Salman Rushdie – An impossible read.
A Douglas Bader – Looked good but didnt have the legs.
An Arsene Wenger – Everyone saw where it went but you.
A Tommy Sheridan – A shocking lie.
A Rio Ferdinand – Lipped out.
A Rock Hudson – Thought it was straight, but it wasn’t.
A ladyboy – Looks like an easy hole but all may not be what it seems.
A gynaecologist’s assistant – Just shaved the hole.
Does your husband play? For when a man hits a short tee shot.
A Cuban – Needs one more revolution.
A Brazillian – Hits the narrow strip down the middle.
An Elton John – A big bender that lips the rim.
A Glen Miller – Low and didn’t make it over the water.
A Marylin Monroe – A fair crack up the middle (aka “A Blondie”).
A Princess Grace – Should have taken a driver.
A Princess Di – Shouldn’t have taken a driver.
An Anna Kournikova – Looks great, but unlikely to get a result.
A Vinnie Jones – Nasty kick when you’re not expecting it.
A Tony Blair – Too much spin.
A Bin Laden – In the water and never to be found again.
A Jamie Oliver – You really want to smack it but you can’t.

I almost fell over laughing at some of these. I think they will be in use next week


Tappin away

 

[200s]

Here's a couple from some friends and I.

3 quarter and smooth-usually say this when we're swinging to hard and need to slow down and make contact.
Trans-Atlantic trade wind shot- A very high shot that gets carried by the wind.
Detroit Lions tee shot- Looks good in the beginning, but turns to crap near the end.
Solid high low- A shot with a high lofted club that barely gets off the ground and winds up being a good shot.

There's a lot more, just can't think of any.

 

[tbanks5]

What's a stinger?

 

[Six4three5]

What's a stinger?

Full swing shot with a low penetrating draw biased flight. Pretty difficult shot to master but really effective if you can pull it off. Usually done with a long iron.

 

[tbanks5]

Full swing shot with a low penetrating draw biased flight. Pretty difficult shot to master but really effective if you can pull it off. Usually done with a long iron.

Thanks

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[Six4three5]

Thanks

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No problem bud. The shot was made popular really by Tiger. YouTube Tiger Woods Stinger sometime. It's an impressive shot. One I would love to have in the bag.

 

[dizzyg12]

When my buddy describes hitting a fat shot he says he "fatted it"




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[Floor-is]

A miss / ugly shot that ends up being ok.

FABIO.

Friggin
Awful
But
It's
Okay

UBU

Ugly
But
Useful


The worm burner is called a "hazenaaier" in Dutch. It roughly translates to "hare f*cker".

 

[loquaciouspanda]

1. Chubby - hit behind the ball (commonly 'fat' or 'chunky')
2. (My dad still has lots of explaining to do) Worm raper - low, rolling shot (commonly 'worm burner')
3. "Hit it, Alice", or "Did your skirt get in the way", or "Does your husband/boyfriend play?" (I'm only 17)

 

[socalf1fan]

A putt that is short = "Does your sister play?"

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[Hotled]

scoring terms "dawg" and "snake" until I found out what they were.

 

[Drumdog]

The saying that always irks me on TV is, "He's gonna try to make this one".
As far as I know, if they can reach the green at all and aim at the pin, they are trying to make it.

 

[Bubbles]

I've used "Army Golf" before meaning you hit the ball left off the tee, then hit it right, then back left just crisscrossing the fairway... left, right, left, right...

 

[MUTiger]

My best golfing buddy has a terminology all this own. Virtually once a round - and often more - you will hear the following phrases:

"pull the string" = when the ball flight from a drive starts to move right-to-left
"there's still a little meat left on that taco" = a putt that has stopped outside the gimme range
"the Hubble has landed" = a double bogey
"there's a little buttercup" = a drive with a soft fade
"never a doubt" = a putt made from just outside the gimme range
"gotta get on the board" = attempting a putt for the first birdie of the round
"on the board" = first birdie of the round
"game on" = the beginning of the day's match
"he's a player" = said right after someone hits a good shot
"just like Augusta" = when the ball spins back on an approach shot
"a helluva shot" = self-explanatory
"what do you think Ken?" = asking imaginary Ken Venturi for advice on how to hit a difficult shot
"tree f*&!@d" = tree is between you and target
"he's long" = said after an exceptionally long tee shot
"my ball took a sh!@ on yours" = said when hiw tee ball is longer than that of his playing partner
"whoa geeps" = said to a ball rolling well past the hole after a putt
"s!*h nuggets" = said after poor shot or result
"ya gots to hit it" = a putt that comes up just short
"Husker Du" = doesn't really mean anything in particular! and is said at random times


I'm sure there are many others I can't think of right now. What can I say? He's a colorful guy.