A few Jargons before Golf – Part 2

Hole

The hole that the ball must fall into to mark scores.

Hole out

Completing a hole by hitting the ball into the hole.

Honor

The permission to be the first hitter from the tee, subsequently the winner of the first hole takes it in the next holes.

Hook

A special type of shot that takes the ball’s flight sideways.

Hosel

The area in the club where the shaft and the head are connected together.

Inside

An advantage of being close to the ball than your opponent.

Interlocking Grip

To lock the little finger of your leading arm and the index finger of your bottom hand during the grip.

Intended Line

The prediction of where the ball would or should land after a hit.

Iron

Iron clubs with iron clubheads.

Lag

The anticipated putting that expects to win the hole in the next hit.

Lateral hazard

Hazards that are lateral to the play.

Lie

The place where the ball is on the ground after hitting.

Line

The right direction taken which will help the ball into the hole during putting.

Lip

The rim that surrounds the hole.

Loft

The high elevation flight of the ball.

Mallet

The putter’s face is wide and heavy in this type of putter.

Markers

The direction marked by objects that suggest in which direction the teeing should begin.

Marshall

The person in-charge of the green and the spectators.

Nine 

A nine hole or an eighteen hole course..

Open Stance

The left foot opens on the target line during the stance to allow free flight of the ball

Out of bounds

Spells trouble and penalty for the player for hitting outside the boundary.

Overlapping grip

Both hands touching each other while gripping with a lock of index finger in the leading arm and the little finger of the bottom hand.

Par

The ceiling on the number of strokes to be played to complete a hole.

Penalty

One more stroke that you have to play for violating rules.

Pitch

Letting the ball take a short flight.

Play off

A tie-breaker that involves one more round.

Provisional ball

The substitute ball taken in place of a lost ball.

Punch

A small Punch that takes a very little flight into the air.

Push

A slight push towards the right of the intended target.

Pull

A slight push towards the left of the intended target.

Putt

The putter, in this shot, gently maneuvers the ball near the hole.

Putt out

To complete one hole by putting the ball into the hole.

Putter

The shaft is relatively smaller and shorter and is used to putt the ball into the hole.

Third part of this article has some more terms related to Golf.