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Kill the ball
Where a golfer hits a shot with great distance.
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kill the ball-- To hit the golf ball a very long way.
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Kill: To smack a long shot
Knife: Slang term applied to a #1 iron due to its lack of loft.
Knock Out: A competiton usually matchplay where only the winner or team goes on to the next round.

Kill: To hit a long shot.
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Ladies Day: Time when course is reserved for those of the female persuasion.

Impact: Kill It With A Capital K
As you start the downswing, allow the lower body to initiate a pivot toward the target as the hands and arms drop the club into position to approach the ball on the correct forwardswing path.

The amount of "kill" or drag depends very largely upon the nature of the ground upon which the ball lands, and I have found from experience that I get better average results with the mid-iron.

Don't try to kill the ball. Your goal is to place the ball in the proper location on the fairway for your next shot. You do not always have to hit your driver.

You have a tendency to slide back when trying to kill the ball and all you are really doing is changing where the low point of the club will be at impact.

You don't have to kill yourself with hard work (although the more work you put in, the better), you just have to be smart by being aware of what is coming.

Example: Leonard tried to kill his drive on the first hole and was rewarded with an ugly duck hook/snap hook/snapper/quacker. duffer (also "hacker") an unskilled golfer
Example: I could have been a contender, if only I wasn't a duffer/hacker.

In the traditional swing (the one taught by the vast majority of golf professionals, and the one I use) some body positions and movements -- common among novices -- are properly called "death moves" because they kill any chance to hit the ball well.

kick: Another term for bounce.
kill: To hit a long shot.

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lag: A long putt hit with the intent of leaving the ball close to the cup.
lip-out: Ball touches the edge of the cup but doesn't drop in.
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Duck Hook : A shot that curves abruptly and severely right to left (right-handed player). Example: Timothy tried to kill his drive on the first hole and ended up with an ugly duck hook.
Duffer : An unskilled golfer.

If your instructor has you hitting golf balls before you have the fundamentals of your best swing, fire the bum he's going to kill ya! If, after a couple of lessons, you are not pleased with your progress, fire the bum.

Hitting it easy, slow backswing without trying to kill the ball, moving forward so the head of the club comes down on the ball instead of picking the ball up with the club head. Nothing seems to work.

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Kick - A term for a big bounce. Usually an unpredictable bounce.
Kill the Ball - To hit a extremely long shot.
Kick Point - the point of maximum bending on a shaft ...

Build this drill routine into your address procedure and you kill three birds with one stone!
Address procedure ...

Remember that you have a powerful club in your hands, and clean contact is all you want -- you don't need to try to kill the ball.

It's OK to have swing thoughts before you address the ball. But during address and swing, these thoughts can kill you! ...

The big lads tend to hit harder, try harder and beat themselves with their desperation to kill off the little guy. In matchplay golf you don't have to be the biggest or the best - you simply have to be the sharpest putter on the day.

But Woods responded with a 14-foot putt for a matching birdie three and rolled home a 25-foot putt two holes later to kill off Singh's challenge.

that the ball is going in the hole before putting it. When that happens, you've cracked it! The hole will gladly give up it's secrets, the terrain will appear straightforward and easy to read, and the hole will be bigger, waiting for the kill.

Still another way to think and feel this is to focus on the forearm muscles when your stroke reaches the top of the backstroke -- kill these muscles and the arms will remain "dead" in the down-and-thru stroke, ...