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        • Long vs Short Left Thumb Grip
        • Palm-and-Finger Grip vs All-Fingers Grip
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      • Swing Like You’re Holding a Garden Hose
      • Keep your Head Level
      • Keep Knee Flex Constant
      • Turn. Don’t Sway.
      • Don’t Reverse Pivot
      • Arms → Shoulders → Hips → Shoulders → Arms
      • Tempo, Tempo, Tempo!
    • Address
      • Lean Shaft Forward
      • Grip the Club Like You Are Holding a Bird
      • Focus on the Front Half of the Ball
      • Focus on the Back Half of the Ball
      • Swing a Bucket of Water
    • Takeaway
      • Low and Slow
      • Don’t Get Wristy
      • Move as a Block
      • Square Clubface Takeaway
      • Go Back Square
      • Go Back Inside
      • Go Back Outside
    • Backswing
      • Slow & Short Backswing
      • Keep Left Arm Straight
      • Move Left Knee Forward
      • Move Left Knee Towards Ball
      • Keep Left Heel on the Ground
      • Lift Left Heel from the Ground
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      • Full Wrist Hinge at the Top
      • Hinge. Don’t Cup or Bow.
    • Downswing
      • Hit It Hard
      • Don’t Try to Kill It
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      • Don’t Stand Up at Impact
      • Hit Through the Ball; Not at the Ball
      • Keep the Lag
      • Trap the Ball
      • Keep Your Head Down
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      • Don’t Quit the Swing
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Golf Distillery / Golf Terms / Course Elements

Terms of elements of a golf course

Course Elements

Illustrated Definitions

The golf terms related to the many elements that are found on a golf course are defined – and illustrated – in this section.


Away from the Green

The Teeing Ground is located on a 3D graphic of a golf hole
Tee Box | Teeing Ground
The Tee Markers are located on a 3D graphic of a golf hole
Tee Marker
Golf ball on a tee
Tee
The golf term fairway is located on a golf hole
Fairway
The golf term Rough is located on a 3D graphic of a golf hole
Rough
The golf term first cut is located on a golf hole
First Cut
The golf term Carry
Carry
Divot shown with a golf ball within
Divot

Near the Green

The green is located on a golf hole
Green | Putting Green
A Cup or Hole is located on a golf hole
Hole | Cup
A golf flag is located on a golf hole
Flag
A flagstick is located on a golf hole
Flagstick | Pin
The golf term fringe is located on a golf hole
Fringe
The break in a putt
Break

Other Golf Terms

Grain


Sand Related Challenges

Golf bunkers (or trap) on a golf course
Bunker | Trap
Green side bunkers on a golf course
Greenside Bunker
Fairway bunkers on a golf course
Fairway Bunker
Waste bunkers on a golf course
Waste Bunker
The golf term Lip is located on a golf hole
Lip

Other Challenges

The types of Hazard Water Hazard are located on a golf hole
Hazard
Out of Bounds is located on a golf hole
Out of Bounds
Water Hazard is located on a golf hole
Water Hazard
Lateral Water Hazard is located on a golf hole
Lateral Water Hazard
Ground Under Repair is located on a golf hole
Ground Under Repair

Course Layout

Links course layout
Links
Garden course layout
Garden
Cart path on a golf hole
Cart Path
Dog leg golf term
Dog leg

Other Golf Terms


Turn


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