Bite
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Bite - When the ball drops it stops instead of rolls. .
Blast - shot made from a bunker that sprays a large amount of sand in the direction of the ball.
BITE - an approach shot to the putting green that when the golf ball lands it stops dead or spins back. Usually a pitch shot or short iron shot with backspin. The ball can hop forward before it bites.
Bite
heavy backspin applied to a ball that causes it to stop quickly instead of rolling when it lands.
bite Term referring to the balls backspin kicking in upon hitting the turf, such that the ball ceases to roll forward.
blade The striking surface of a golf iron.
blind hole A hole in which the green is not visible to the golfer.
Bite: Slang term expressed when a player wants a ball to stop.
Black Numbers: Term applied to over par scores in a tournament.
Blast: A shot made from a bunker that displaces a noticeable amount of sand.
Bite - The backspin imparted on the ball that makes the ball stop dead, or almost so, with little or no roll.
Bogey - A score of one over par on any given hole.
Break - In reference to putting. It is the curve due to the slope of a green.
bite Slang term expressed when a player wants the ball to stop on the putting green without a lot of roll.
blades Type of golf club that is the most difficult to hit because the sweet spot is the smallest. Also known as forged clubs.
Bite: When the ball stops, rather than rolls, when it lands.
Blade: 1) The hitting part of an iron clubhead, not including the hosel. 2) To hit the ball with the leading edge of the blade of an iron.
Bite A spin that tends to make the ball stop rather than roll when it lands.
Bite
Blade
The hitting part of an iron clubhead not including the hosel To hit the ball with the leading edge of the blade of an iron ...
Bite : A command issued to the ball by a player who wants his/her ball to stop rolling/bouncing. Often yelled out loud or muttered under ones breath. Usually used on an approach shot.
Bite Reverse spin applied to the ball and prevents it from bouncing forward after landing; same as backspin.
Blade When the upper part of the ball is struck by the edge of the club face causing it to hug the ground in flight.
BITE - a term used for the action of the backspin on the ball stopping it very quickly on the green.
BOGEY - a score of 1 over par on a hole. (i.e. a score of 5 on a par 4 hole)
BUNKER - another name for a sandtrap.
BITE (submitted by: tiger101)
When the ball has landed and bounces a few times and spins backwards.
BOGEY
Playing a hole with one stroke above par ...
Get the ball to bite
Greg Norman, who has just won $1 million in a skins game by scooping the whole pot (see news) is well-known for the phenomenal amount of backspin he generates.
bite (also sometimes "check, grab, hold, sit, sit down, hit a house" and so on) 1. a command* issued to the ball by a player who believes their ball is going too far or too fast 2. the act of the ball stopping quickly as a result of backspin ...
It is normally hit with overspin or bite.
chip-and-run A chip shot including the run of the ball after landing.
choke To grip down farther on the club handle.
For instance, if you want maximum height and bite, the idea is to turn the clubface as open as possible and take as little sand as possible by hitting right next to the ball.
Bite - Backspin put on the ball that makes the ball stop with little or no roll.
Blade - the bottom of the club face or sometimes used as a description of a golf club which is not cavity back or perimeter weighted ...
It's a short low running approach golf shot with overspin or bite used in approaching the green. Other terms used for chipping are:
Chip In - When your ball rolls into the cup after chipping, you hole out with a chip shot.
Let them tell the ball to get down, or bite or hook, etc. It's patronizing, and plus, the ball will never listen to either of you. It might sound like you're helping them, or show that you're concerned for their shot, but really it's insulting.
bite: Slang word for "backspin" the ball lands and spins backwards.
blade: A traditional clubhead, favoured by pros. Also the term used to depict the leading edge of the club.
Next, you need a good lie from the fairway so the ball compresses against the clubface and the grooves 'bite' into it and get it spinning fast.
A short approach shot of low trajectory usually hit from near the green. It is normally hit with overspin or bite.
chip-and-run
A chip shot including the run of the ball after landing. Also known as 'bump and run' ...
What Is Backspin Good For?
The real reason for generating backspin is not, as many golfer's think, to get the ball to bite on the green, and then screw back.
I have non-swing related ideas and suggestions throughout this site that can help you play better, but if you really want to improve, you're going to have to bite the bullet and make your golf swing better.
bite: A spon that makes the ball tend to stop rather than rolls when it lands.
bogey: Score of one stroke over par on a hole.
borrow: The amount of curve you must allow for a putt on a sloping green.
brassie: Old name for a 2-wood.
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