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Aviemore Golf - Golfing terms Category: Sport and Leisure > Golf terms Date & country: 14/01/2011, UK Words: 514

upright swing
A swing that carries the club head more directly backward and upward from the ball.

USGA
United States Golf Association.

waggle
Movement of the club head prior to swinging. A flourishing of the club behind and over the ball.

water club
Obsolete club from around the 1880's to the 1930's that was designed for playing the ball from a water hazard.

water hole
A hole with water, such as a stream or lake, that forces the players to shoot over it

wedge
An iron used for short shots that has a high-loft - pitching wedge, sand wedge.

whiff
To swing and miss the ball completely.

whins
A British term for heavy rough. Gorse bushes.

whipping
The material used to wrap the space where the head and shaft are joined

whippy
A shaft more flexible than normal.

windcheater
A shot played low against the wind. It is played with strong backspin and starts low and rises only toward the end of the shot.

winter rules
Usually local golf rules that allow the player to improve the lie of the ball on the fairway

wood
A club, which can be made of wood or metal, that has a large head and is used for shots requiring greater distance. Usually a numbered set of 5 or more starting with the driver and proceeding to the 5 wood.

wormburner
A ball hit with adequate distance that hugs the ground.