Mel Sole is a former South African Tour player with more than 30 years of teaching experience in South Africa, Canada and the United States.
Sole Plate: The metal plate on the bottom of woods.
Sole Weighting: Increased weight in the sole of a club to lower the centre of gravity to enable the golfer to get the ball up in the air more easily.
sole-- The bottom portion of the clubhead.
sole plate-- The metal plate on the bottom of some woods.
SPGA-- Acronym for Senior Professional Golf Association. The U.S. professional golf tour for golfers 50 years of age and older.
Sole Width
Refers to the width of the sole of an iron, as seen from the bottom of the club. Some clubheads utilize a "wide sole" design that lowers the club's center of gravity to help get shots airborne faster.
sole The bottom part of the clubs head.
SPGA Senior Professional Golf Association.
spike mark A small mark left by the cleats on golf shoes.
Sole: Bottom of the clubhead.
Sole Plate: Piece of metal attached to the bottom of a wooden club.
Spade-Mashie: Old term for a 6-iron.
sole Bottom part of the golf clubhead that sits on the ground when a player is addressing the ball.
span Moving a player's marker by the length of the putter head to allow another player to putt without interference of the marker.
Sole Plate
The bottom or underside of the club head.
Reading the Green ...
Sole: The underside of the club head.
Sole Plate: The metal underside of a wood's club head.
Spade: Also a spade-Mashie. A deep faced ancient club whose modern equivalent is the 6 iron.
Sole: When referring to equipment, it is the bottom of a club. (The sole of his wedge had become rusty over the winter). When referring to the swing, it is the point when the sole of the club touches the ground at address.
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Sole angle will allow the club head to create lift as it travels through the sand to get the ball out.
Bounce allows the leading edge of the head to glide through the sand because the trailing edge is actually lower than the leading edge.
Sole plate
The metal underside of a wood's club head.
Speed of Play ...
SOLE - Bottom of the club
SURLYN - A synthetic material which has replaced balata as the ball cover of
choice for most golfers because of its durability; first introduced by Spalding in
its Top-Flite model balls. composite shafts.
SOLE
Like the sole of the shoe. This is the part of the club head that touches the grounds
STANCE
Placement of the feet in preparation for a swing ...
Sole Weighted Iron
The design of an iron had in which the majority of its weight is concentrated toward the sole of the club. This produces a lower center of gravity making it easier to get the ball airborne.
Sole Width ...
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More and more, fairway woods are designed with the intent to be used as trouble clubs. These "versatility" woods typically feature special sole designs and rails that allow them to cut through rough or glide easily over sand and hardpan.
sole plate
Piece of metal attached to the bottom of a wooden club.
spade-mashie ...
The sole rests on the ground when you set up and it contacts the ground during the backswing. Woods have broad and flat soles with rounded edges to glide easy over the surface without digging in the ground.
The sole purpose of the backswing is to correctly position the club at the top. The left hand and arm has swung the club up into position. In so doing it has created the swing plane. Now the left hand and arm must reverse its direction of swing....
Bounce Sole - the sole angle of an iron when the trailing edge is below the leading edge
Boundary - The edge of the golf course that defines the area of play.
Brassie - name formerly given to the 2 wood.
If the putter's sole had bristles like a brush, the trick for the takeaway would be to keep the brushing action headed straight back. If you twist a brush while moving it, it snags. The same is true of a comb.
The spike on the sole of a golf shoe
Cleek
Any one of many narrow-bladed iron clubs used for long shots through the green from the rough or sand Another name for the iron Also a shallower faced lofted wooden club Another name for the wood ...
The spike on the sole of a golf shoe.
closed face
When the clubface is pointed to the left of the target when you address the ball.
The player is the sole judge as to whether his ball is unplayable. If the ball is so declared, the player has three options:
a) Drop a ball behind the unplayable spot keeping the spot inline with the flag stick (no limit on how far back) ...
A wooden club with a brass sole plate with more loft than a driver and less than the than the spoon. Break The way in which the ball will roll or bounce. Also the sideways slope on the green.
sole 1. the bottom surface of the clubhead 2. to rest the clubhead on the ground
Example: A sandwedge has a bounce sole to keep it from digging into the sand too much. 2.
sole: The bottom part of the clubhead.
sole plate: A strip of metal protecting the sole of a wooden club.
spike mark: A mark on the green, caused by a stud from a golf shoe.
Lie -Stationary position of the ball in the grass or sand; also, the angle of the shaft in relation to the ground when the club sole rests naturally.
Links courses -Oceanside golf courses.
sole The bottom of the club head
sole plate The metal plate on the bottom of woods
spike mark Mark made on the green by the cleats of a golf shoe.
Most players will either need to have the hozel of the golf club straightened or flattened a degree or two or maybe more to ensure the sole of the golf club is completely flat on the ground at set up and more importantly at impact as you release the ...
It was a point she proved on her sole Evian experience in the British Masters in Cheshire in July. She had a poor opening round, but then fired a best of second day 67 and went on to finish in the top-40.
Look at the clubface and the sole of the club for marks indicating if you are striking the ball in the center of the clubface. You can put some electrician's tape on the clubface to show where the ball is being struck.
A player may not play a provisional ball for the sole purpose of the original ball being in a water hazard. The second ball Kim played from the teeing ground is the ball in play under penalty of one stroke.
There is also something to be said about proper lie angle (angle of the hosel or shaft of a clubhead in relation to the sole of the clubhead), shaft flexibility (stiff, regular, light), and material used in the construction of the clubs.
Camber: The curvature of a club’s sole, measured from heel-to-toe.
Can: Another word for the hole or cup.
Carry: 1. Distance of a ball traveling in the air. 2. To hit the ball over an obstacle in order to advance play.
Type of club with a shaft that goes through the club head and sole of the club.
Bounce
The angle measured from the front edge of a wedge's sole to the point that rests on the ground at address.
Hollow core design allows more weight to be pushed to the sole and perimeter providing stability and forgiveness at impact.
This club was fitted with a brass sole plate. The term also applied to various lofted wooden clubs in the 1880s and 1890s. The modern equivalent would be the number two wood.
break ...
A pitching wedge. If you look on the bottom sole of your club you will notice that it will have a PW stamped on it, or just a W, or in very rare cases it may have number 10.
So how do I pitch?
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The clubface is controlled by the target side hand - left for right-handed golfers.
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" 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.
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This Technique allows the sole of the club to contact the Grass at impact and slide easily under the ball.
BRASSIE - older traditional fairway wood with the sole plate made of brass and with a loft in between that of driver and 3 wood.
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.
As you are practicing, you will begin to notice that you are starting to dig your right foot into the surface of the turf. You dig in with the inside of the sole of your right shoe.
Also, the angle between the center of the shaft and the sole. Incorrect "lie angle" calibration will result in toe-first or heel-first contact with the ground when swinging the club.
Where the ball is in relation to the ground it is resting on. The more embedded in the grass or sand the ball is, the worse the lie. Lie also refers to the angle of the sole of the clubhead to the shaft.
Links ...
The trend for the average golfer is toward oversize woods made from steel or titanium. A light, graphite shaft with a head weighted at the sole lowers the center of gravity and makes for a smoother follow through.
(It was however the default round for a golf match from 1933.) As late as 1919, when the Royal and Ancient took over sole control of running the Open, half of all the golf courses in Britain were still built as 9-hole courses. ...
Free relief is given if it interferes with the golfer's stance or his/her ball lies in or on the obstruction.
Irons---part of a set of golf clubs, usually ranging from the 3 iron to the pitching wedge, made of steel or iron with a narrow sole.
Sole - The base of the clubhead
Stableford - A form of golf where players score by points, one point for one over par, two points for par, three points for one under par and so on ...
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