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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.
spade-mashie-- Obsolete term for a 6-iron.

 


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 Plate: Piece of metal attached to the bottom of a wooden club.
Spade-Mashie: Old term for a 6-iron.
Spike Mark: Mark on the green made by a golf shoe.

Sole Plate
The bottom or underside of the club head.
Reading the Green ...

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.
Spare: To play a shot with less power than usual.

Sole Plate
A metal plate that protects the bottom of a wood club.
Sole Weighted Iron ...

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 plate metal plate on the bottom of wooden clubs to improve wear
Example: The sole plate on my old 4 wood was so worn you couldn't read any of the markings on it. spade mashie archaic term for a 6 iron ...

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.

And don't limit yourself to clubs with the number "1" on their sole plates. Frankly, I think most amateurs would hit the ball longer and straighter off the tee if they would drop the driver and go to a fairway wood.

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 ...

Former name given to a wood 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 ...

BRASSIE - older traditional fairway wood with the sole plate made of brass and with a loft in between that of driver and 3 wood.

They have larger heads and wider sole plates than long irons, making them much more forgiving. It's very smart to put fairway woods in your bag. Here are a few thoughts to take with you to the range.

Sole plate - The metal plate on the bottom of a wood.
Spade-mashie - Another term for a 6 iron, no longer used.
Spike mark - The mark made on the green by the cleats of a golf shoe.

See also: Iron, Golf, Swing, Tee, Hit

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