Twist

Twist: Same as torque.
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This twist is emphasized by the drag of the grass upon the under side of the ball as it comes out and forward.

Torque: Twisting of the shaft at impact.
Tour: Series of tournaments for professionals.
Tradesman's Entrance: Ball goes in the hole from the rear of the cup.

A degree of twist occurring in the shaft of the club during the golf swing.
TRAP
Generic term given to a bunker that contains sand. Also called a sand trap.

Standing side twist stretch
Directions: Stand facing forward, holding your arms in front, then slowly rotate your upper body from side to side.

Seated Russian Twist
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How far a shaft twists during a swing; slang for applying power.
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There must be no twisting/turning of the forearms, and no intentional bend of the wrists (in any direction), especially during the ‘takeaway’ part of the backswing.

The resistance to twisting of any golf club head when that head is impacted off-center.
Momentus
Brand name for a weighted golf swing training aid popularized by PGA Tour players, among them David Duval.

The "Standing Trunk Twist" with a club behind your back, and being performed slowly will avoid the straining of any muscles in your body.
Your improvement in results, should almost be immediate if you work at the simple exercises daily.

gear effect the tendency of a ball hit on the toe or heel of the club (usually thought of in terms of woods) to spin in the opposite direction from the twisting of the club face (visually reminiscent of two adjacent gears turning) ...

Sweet Spot The point on the clubface where, if it is struck with an object, the clubface will not torque or twist to either side. (To find the sweet spot on his putter, he held the grip with his thumb and forefinger and let it hang vertically.

The CLAIM-JUMPING TWIST is to make the game more cut-throat, with new rules for the following 2 scenarios: First, if no player sinks the first try, then the closest to the hole must still putt out in order to "claim" the 3 points.

Pay attention to not only spike patterns for traction (almost all shoes have good traction now), but also what's called 'good torsional stability,' meaning they don't twist like a common sneaker would.

The clubhead should really be square throughout the entire swing and your hands should not twist if you are to deliver a square clubface to the ball on a regular basis.

Because the clubhead has this weight behind the toe and heel of the club, when a shot is hit from either, the head remains more stable and does not twist.

Your normal swing will be twisted and distorted by interaction with the grass. Clean contact will not be made with the ball. The grass will interfere.

The resistance of a shaft to twisting is its torque. Lower torque shafts twist less than do higher torque shafts and, as a result, may be recommended for stronger players.

Hold onto a weighted ball by the right side of your head and make a full twist to the left-do ten reps. Then, hold ball on the left side of your head and make a full twist to the right-ten reps.

7) Shaking a can of beer and shotgunning it in front of the gallery, then crushing the can into a twisted tin ball and tossing it into the crowd.
Pros - I like beer. Beer is yummy.

Alternate Shot - Another twist of stoke play. In this format one player hits the drive and then the other player hits the next shot and so forth until the hole is completed. The score recorded is the same manner as stroke play.

M.O.I.: Moment of Inertia — The resistance to twisting that a clubhead displays at the moment it strikes the ball. A clubhead with a higher moment of inertia will twist less and offer more forgiveness on off-center hits.

Part science fiction, part wishful thinking, every paragraph is from Muirfield's twisted, golf-deprived mind.

Plug the threaded end of the connector into the opening at the end of the PVC nozzle; then firmly twist the nozzle clockwise to attach it securely to the hose.

It was a downhill, twisting 15 metres, and to this day I'm convinced I made it because I tried to hit the ball, not to the hole, but to a, point along the path to the hole.

There is no straightening or stiffening of the arms whatsoever. Neither is there any twisting inwards of the elbows to bring them close together, as has been advised by some eminent players who do not themselves set the arms that way.

What happens when impact isn't on the sweet spot? As in putting, the club head twists, so the shot starts off-line. But it also means the swing's energy isn't being fully transferred to the ball.

A shaft's resistance to twisting during a swing.
Trap
Common name for a bunker.

This edge is a straight line, rather than have the edge of the club laying twisted, point the leading edge of the club at the target, so the it is sitting straight. Now you have a chance to hit the Ball straight.

Twist the shaft to the right, opening the clubface and watch the loft increase. Opening the club actually tilts the clubface backward increasing the effective loft. The result is weak, high shots landing short of the target.

As I tell the players I work with, "It's always harder to do less." What I mean by that is if someone has a lot of body motion, twisting and turning in their stroke it is extremely difficult to not not have any un-golflike motions.

tee: Wooden peg on which the ball is set for the first shot on a hole.
tight lie: The ball on bare ground or very short grass.
torque: Twisting of the shaft at impact.
trajectory: Flight of the ball.
triple bogey: Three over par on one hole.

TORQUE - A force that produces, or tends to produce, torsion or rotation. A
relative measure of how much twist there is in a club.
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the first course to be awarded the Ryder Cup Matches before the course has been completed, is the scene of the United States' first victory in the event since 1983. The competition comes down to a twisting distance of seven feet (2 m) on the 18th ...

This switch from the old-style two-wheeler pull cart to a modern three-wheeled push cart has made a big difference to my back pains. In my non-expert opinion, pulling causes too much twisting and is not natural. (Thanks to Tim Baxter) ...

Also, as umpires are not generally used in Golf and players are usually trusted to keep track of their own stroke count, it is important to be honest and sportsmanlike at all times. Other players will often know if you are twisting the truth to your ...

broad and flat soles with rounded edges to glide easy over the surface without digging in the ground. In the past golf clubs were made with much smaller soles. Irons have smaller soles to slice through the turf without jumping, tugging and twisting.

torque: The coil effect of the body also the term used to describe the twisting action of the shaft during the swing.
tour: A Series of tournaments.
trajectory: Term used to describe the angle of ascent of the golf ball.

Torque - the twisting of a shaft that occurs as the club is swung and impacts the ball.
Trajectory - The flight path of the ball. i.e the shape and height of a balls flight in relation to its direction.

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