Bounce the Putter to Locate the Ground
by Geoff Mangum
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Bounce Angle
In a wedge, bounce is the angle of the sole as measured from the ground plane in a square hit position. Typically, the trailing edge is below the leading edge, which can be a lot or a little, depending on sole width and bounce angle.
Bounce: The amount of the flange of the club hanging below the leading edge of the club. The more bounce angle, the less the club is supposed to dig into the surface.
Bounce
The angle measured from the front edge of a wedge's sole to the point that rests on the ground at address.
Bunker ...
Bounce
Technically, the measure of the angle from the front edge of a club's sole to the point that rests on the ground when addressing the ball.
Bounce: The angle that is formed between the leading edge of the club and the lowest part of the sole.
Bounce : The angle of the sole of a club (usually an iron) in relation to horizontal. Example: Many sand wedges have a large flange to promote significant bounce.
Bounce Angle: The measurement of the angle of a club’s sole with respect to a horizontal line.
Breaking Putt: A putt with a curved trajectory to the hole caused by the slope of the green.
bounce
The height to which a minigolf ball will jump when dropped on concrete from 1m at a temperature of 25° C.
break ...
Goldie Bounce
When the ball strikes a tree deep in the rough and bounces out onto the fairway.
Golf club
The equipment used to strike the ball; driver, iron, wedge, or putter ...
Jersey Bounce: Any ball that is advanced toward the green by virtue of the ball striking a cartpath, or highway running alongside a fairway, and remains or returns in bounds.
BOUNCE - The amount of the trailing edge of the club which is below the
leading edge.
BULGE - The amount of curvature in the face of a wood club; some metalwood models also have bulge.
Bounce allows the leading edge of the head to glide through the sand because the trailing edge is actually lower than the leading edge.
Bounce Sole Iron
A iron in which the trailing edge is lower than the leading edge. Visually, it may appear that the leading edge is off the ground at address in this type of iron.
Boundary ...
"Bounce" describes the rounded sole of the clubhead. Sand wedges have this to allow the club to glide, skid, or bounce rather than dig into the sand.
Bounce? - What to look for when buying a wedge.
Degree Gap between wedges- As manufacturers have decreased the loft on their irons to "increase" the distance that certain irons hit a golf shot, ...
An unexpected bounce of the ball after it hits the ground. Sometimes helpful, normally not.
Rule
Official R&A rule or local rule.
Footwork and bounce
Utley points out that most amateurs have very poor footwork when it comes to the short game. They are too still and don't allow the right knee (for right-handers) to turn into the left leg as they come through the shot.
Think about the bounce of your golf wedge set. Bounce is the angle of the lowermost club's sole - on the back - in relation to the ground, measured in degrees.
Another term for bounce Usually an unpredictable or erratic bounce
Kill
the ball To hit a long shot ...
An unanticipated bounce of a golf ball once it has hit the ground.
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and bounces back into play. Bramble A small molded bump on some types of golf balls (gutta purcha and rubber core). Intended to give aerodynamic properties like the dimples on present day balls. Brassie Former name given to a 2 wood.
bounce ("bounce sole, bounce angle") the angle of the club's sole in relation to level/horizontal, ...
Goldie Bounce
when the ball strikes a tree deep in the rough and bounces out onto the fairway.
Golf club
(i) An implement used by a player to hit a golf ball. A player is allowed to carry up to fourteen (14) clubs during a round of golf.
Golf balls never bounce off of trees back into play. If one does, the tree is breaking a law of the universe and should be cut down.
Bounce---the measurement of the angle on a wedge from the club's trailing edge (the part resting on the ground) to the leading edge (the front edge). The more bounce a club has, the easier it is to get through sand or tall grass.
This is the key to this type of shot, because if you hit the ground first, the club will bounce off the ground before hitting the ball and lead to a "Skulled" or "Equator" Shot.
(2) Place slightly more weight on your front foot.
Hold - To hit the ground or a green and stay in place with little roll or bounce.
Hole - The "hole" shall be 4 1/4 inches (108mm) in diameter and at least 4 inches (100mm) deep.
Better players can hit lofted pitches with a sand wedge even if it has some bounce. Set the club's toe behind the ball and hold the shaft nearly vertical, raising the heel of the club in the air.
You don't want your club digging down into that loose sand, so you need a sand wedge with a higher bounce angle to lessen the digging.
KICK - a golfers term for bounce. (I got a bad kick means I got a bad bounce)
LAG - to putt the ball with the intention of leaving it short of the hole so that the golfer is able to have a very easy putt on the next shot.
To hit the ground and stay in place with little roll or bounce.
hole
A 4 1/4" (108 mm) round receptacle in the green - at least 4" (100 mm) deep. Also refers to one of the nine or eighteen areas between the tee and the green.
Ball flies high and bounces toward the hole.
play through A situation in which the group behind is permitted to play a hole on which the group ahead is playing. The group behind is said to have played through
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I have shown by illustration why a glancing blow or a blow struck with a club with an inclined or lofted face is lacking in power, due partly to the ball skidding on the surface of the metal club, partly to the fact that the ball bounces away quicker, ...
Regardless of whether or not your footsteps will upset the grass on the green to potentially give the golfer a bad bounce on their putt or not, it is a well practiced piece of golf etiquette that you can either learn here now, ...
break The way in which the ball will roll or bounce. Also the sideways slope on the green.
bump and run A chip shot including the run of the ball after landing. Also known as 'chip and run' ...
Opponents and fellow competitors get the rub of the green. You always get a wretched bounce.
9. The green is always one club further away than the one you choose to hit.
10. When waved through by a slower group you will immediately play very badly.
Blade Shot: To strike the ball above its centre causing it to skip and bounce along the ground rather than rise through the air.
Blast: The material carried with the ball when it is hit out of a sand bunker.
All golfers suffer adversity while playing: bad shots, good shots but bad bounces, or just plain bad luck (e.g. landing in a fairway divot).
Run Up: A type of shot to play when the ground is firm. You bounce the ball onto the green and let it roll to the hole.
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Sandbagger: A golfer who lies about his or her ability/handicap to gain an advantage.
It is an extremely lofted club with a wide flange that bounces the club head through the sand.
Shank - A miss hit in which the golf ball is struck by the hostel of the club.
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 ...
kick-- A term used describe the direction a ball bounces or rolls.
kill the ball-- To hit the golf ball a very long way.
BANK SHOT - when the face of a steep bank is used as a target for a pitch golf shot to bounce over the bank.
BARRANCA - typically a rocky ravine or water marked as a hazard found on some golf courses.
To strike the ball above it's center causing a low shot that bounces along the ground rather than rise into the air.
Thread
To hit the ball through a very tight gap.
Chipping is a little shot that you play, when your Ball is close to the edge of the green. The shot has a little bit of lift, bounces and rolls along the ground to the hole. The shot requires no power, just skill and touch.
kick: Term used to describe the bounce of the ball upon landing; good kick or bad kick.
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Though this material produced more bounce it was also too soft. Research at Spalding determined that zinc strengthened the material. This reinforced polybutadiene soon became widely used by the rest of the manufacturers.
BOWKER - This refers to a shot that appears to be horrible and then hits a tree, a rock, a spectator, etc. and bounces back into play. Sample usage: "I would have bogeyed the fourth hole but I got a bowker." Pronounced "boughkur".
Striking the ball above the middle with the leading edge of the club, causing the ball to roll or bounce forward for only a short distance.
TORSION
A degree of twist occurring in the shaft of the club during the golf swing.
bump and run Also referred to as "chip and run" - a shot approach where the ball rolls forward after the first bounce.
The wedge swing is a little longer, introduces more room for error, ball goes higher and could bounce off line, and you might hit it fat or thin.
Threesome: A match in which three players play a round together.
Topping: Striking the ball above the middle with the leading edge of the club, causing the ball to roll or bounce forward for only a short distance.
and bounces back into play. Sample usage: "I would have bogeyed the fourth
bunker A depression in bare ground that is usually covered with sand. Also called a "sand trap". It is considered a hazard under the Rules of Golf.
 See also: Golf, Swing, Shot, Hit, Rough
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