[vosteglog]

Icejacking - hitting into extremely slow groups in hopes that they will speed up.

Icejacking is a new one. We tend to just call it "Rhino Golf" if we start hitting at the group ahead

[q9h9pPne]

False front - "False front" refers to the design of some putting greens. A "false front" is a front portion of a green that slopes down toward the fairway.

Personal group one: "Going to see Mr Hasselhoff" - When your shot ends up in the trap.

[WoCTrt0X]

One I have always been curious about is "hooding your irons". I used to drink with a couple of blowhards (older guys that knew better than all) and when we would discuss golf, they would ask how far I could hit my sticks. I would tell them a distance with a club, any club, and they would always say, "Oh, its probably because you hood your irons". WTF does that even mean?

[KacypeJeope]

Flop shot - method of chipping with the intent of getting the ball as high in the air as you can.

Punch - method of swinging that keeps the ball as low to the ground as possible to go under trees or avoid high wind.

Honors - the player who won the previous hole tees off first on the next hole

Up and down - missing the green on the approach shot, then chipping on and making the putt for par.

One-Two Piece - What you hit someone with after they Icejack you twice

Mattykrack - buying a club because you liked it in the store, then realizing after 2 holes you don't like it, and throwing it in the Marketplace.

That one is critical to remember.

[ErubTiereedig]

Hook - ball that flies right to left sharply (for right handed golfer)
Slice - ball that flies left to right sharply
Draw - ball that flies right to left slightly
Fade - ball the flies left to right slightly

Chili-dip - when chipping you hit behind the ball and it only moves a foot

[herbalviagra]

Icejacking - hitting into extremely slow groups in hopes that they will speed up.

Good one. I did not know that

[XinordiX]

Sally - referring to a putt that is about 5 or more feet short of the cup. Can also replace with any other 'female' gendered name.
"Nice putt Sally." or "I really Sallied that putt."

"Right in the lumberyard." Oddly enough, typically refers to hitting the ball into water. Originates from the movie Caddyshack There are some interesting discussions on the meaning of this quote, one being that it refers to 'hitting it somewhere that you don't know where it is.' As in, hitting the ball 'in the lumberyard' only refers to being lost, just like Danny Noonan was lost in his life goals. Philosophy aside, hitting the ball into water would be its common usage.

~Rock

[Aeaefee]

Icejacking - hitting into extremely slow groups in hopes that they will speed up.

Icejacking is a new one. We tend to just call it "Rhino Golf" if we start hitting at the group ahead

Another term for the above is "how to get your head handed to you"


Release - the act of letting your wrists roll over to close the club face at impact.

[TeLMgNva]

Plugged - ball is buried in a bunker (see image below)

[enfoires]

That one is critical to remember.

That single post was probably my favorite of all time on THP. Has that guy been around since then?

[N1bNXuDb]

Flyer lie - refers to a ball that usually is sitting in the rough with a small patch of grass sitting behind it. Upon contact the ball is actually launched further then intended due to the grass being between the ball and club face at impact.
Just as there is grass behind the ball there usually is no grass in front allow for the ball to 'fly' from its position in the rough. This ball is usually devoid of spin

G.U.R. - an acronym for Ground under repair. If your ball comes to rest in one of these areas, usually marked off with white paint. You may take full relief free drop (with out penalty) one club length no closer to the hole.

Edit: did not see the above two post

[Diwokfkq]

FORE!!! I always have to remind my beginner friends that not only does it mean a ball is coming your way, but not to look around and look where the ball is coming from. Just duck or head for cover. I tell them the story of my Dad's friend when I see them looking. My Dad's friend heard FORRREEE behind hiim, he turned to look, and caught a flier right on the nose. I will never forget the way he looked and how he explained the pain.

**Tappin' from the center of the middle of the fairway**

[Galsteinbok]

Divot - should always be taken AFTER hitting the ball first.

When I first started playing I thought your divot should start behind the ball. I had no idea that the ball should be struck first and that your divot is from hitting the grass in front of the ball. Sounds stupid, I know, but I really had no clue....

[lmHVYs8e]

"Giraffes ass hole", High and rotten!

[herbalviagra]

I am not new to golf. Been playing off and on for 30 years now. I am new to the terminology of golf. You see, when I started playing golf, I went to Walmart and bought a set. I then went to the golf course and "just figured it out." Since I have decided to get serious about golf, I went to GG and had a whole new world open to me. I didn't even know you could buy clubs that were fitted for you. I bought the Ping G20 irons after taking the recommendation of the golf expert there, then went home and thanks to the internet,started looking for reviews on them. This is where I found this web site. I have since found out what paint fill, why you slice, where the hosel, toe, hitting fat, hitting thin, etc. etc. is from this web site. I am now starting to "see" why I hit a ball wrong. I amsure I can't be the only one here.

Explaining these "terminologies" would help someone like me that is geting into golf serious in his later years. Let's all add something to this thread that we heard or thought we knew but didn't want to ask what it meant but when we later found out we all thought, dang that was simple, now I understand. I will start out:


Paint fill - the paint that is in the letters, numbers on your club. NOT paint that is poured in your shaft or iron for what ever reason. I know, that sounds stupid but I actually thought that. Just didn't know how it would help.

[Galsteinbok]

One I have always been curious about is "hooding your irons". I used to drink with a couple of blowhards (older guys that knew better than all) and when we would discuss golf, they would ask how far I could hit my sticks. I would tell them a distance with a club, any club, and they would always say, "Oh, its probably because you hood your irons". WTF does that even mean?

I believe "hooding your irons" refers to intentionally leaning the shaft forward at set up thereby having it with a forward lean at impact, in effect "de-lofting" the iron.
If your normal distance for a 9i is 130, by hooding it, you effectively turn the loft into that of an 8 or 7i and increase the distance you can hit it.

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong fellow THP'ers!

[enfoires]

Icejacking - hitting into extremely slow groups in hopes that they will speed up.

[Madjostok]

This is a good idea for a thread. Guys lets remember to keep this serious as to help newer golfers rather than fill it with odd words that you have come up with for this forum.

[CreativeSuiteDown]

a couple very common ones...

snowman - carding an 8
worm burner - shot that is barely above the ground but moving hot and fast
throwing darts - hitting approach shots deadly accurate to the pin (see also: what i plan to do at the Morgan Cup)
ham & egg - when scramble partners are doing well together. when 1 player will do well, where the other one lacks.

[kvitacencia]

Seen a few competition scores recently, like the following 76bih
i'd love to know what the 'bih' is short for and what it indicates, anyone ???