Jigger and Niblick
The jigger is a cross between a mid-iron and a mashie, with nearly the range of the mid-iron and nearly the capacity for raising the ball which the mashie has.
niblick-- An old term for a deep-bladed club used to play from the sand and the rough. Roughly equivalent to a modern 9 iron.
Niblick
An obsolete deep-bladed more steeply lofted than a mashie, used especially for playing from sand and from the rough. Old term for a 9 iron.
Lob Wedge ...
Niblick: Another name for a 9 iron. At the time of its use, it characteristically had a shorter face than other clubs and was also concave like a spoon.
Nineteenth Hole: The clubhouse bar after playing 18 holes.
niblick
A short headed steeply lofted wooden club, no longer in use, used for playing out of ruts and tight lies. The alternative name for the number nine iron.
off the pace ...
Mashie Niblick
Term used for a 6/7 iron in the early 1900's.
Match play
A form of golf play where players or teams compete against each other on a hole-by-hole basis.
Mashie-Niblick: Old term for a 7-iron.
Masters: First major tournament of each calendar year. Always played over the Augusta National course in Georgia.
Match of Cards: Comparing your scorecard to your opponent's to see who won.
Mashie-Niblick
An iron club, no longer in use, with a loft somewhere between that of a mashie and a niblick. Club was used for pitching. Another name for the number 6 iron.
Master ...
Pitching Niblick: Old name of an 8 iron.
Pitching Wedge: An iron club designed for making pitch shots.
Pivot: The rotation of the shoulders, trunk and pelvis during the golf swing.
mashie niblick archaic term for a 7 iron
Example: Her mashie niblick was well-worn from much practice. match play scoring by holes rather than strokes, the way golf was originally played ...
"Sonny, give me a niblick."
Francis has been eating breakfast silently, absorbing the family conversation.
FRANCIS ...
Also called a pitching niblick. Equipment Anything that is used by a player or is carried or worn. His ball in play is not included.
Not everyone needs to know what it means when two friends are golfing and the one friend uses his niblick and takes advantage of the muckle side of the cup for his shot to drop.
An iron club giving distance of between yards Also called a pitching niblick
Equipment
Anything that is used by a player or is carried or worn His ball in play is not included ...
Confusingly, it was also sometimes used to describe a short pitching club for work around the green, otherwise called a pitching niblick, or lofting iron, roughly equivalent to a modern pitching wedge.
The ball makes a high arc and stops almost immediately after landing on the green.
If you ever hear the word Pitching Niblick - that's an old term used for an 8-iron or a golf club that has the same qualities of a 9-iron or pitching wedge.
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