Golf Glossary F
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face - The part of the clubhead that strikes the ball.
face insert - A piece of material set into the face of the clubhead.
fade - A shot hit so that it intentionally travels slightly left to right.
fairway - The part of the course between the tee and the green.
fairway flag - A flag placed on the fairway as a target when the green is not visible from the tee.
fairway woods - 2, 3, 4, 5 and also higher numbered woods.
fall line - The path the ball would take if left to gravity.
fast green - When a putting green is dry and/or hard allowing the ball to travel far with little effort.
fat shot - Striking the ground before striking the ball.
ferrule - A ring of metal or plastic that covers the joint of the shaft into the hosel.
field - All players in a given competition.
finishing hole - The last hole on a course.
first cut - The strip of rough at the edge of the fairway.
fitting - When many different aspects of a club are custom made to a specific golfer.
flagstick - The removable flagpole in the hole.
flat stick - The putter.
flat swing - A low club path around the golfer.
flex - The amount of bend in the club shaft.
flier - A shot that travels way too far.
floater - When the ball lands in the rough suspended above the ground.
follow-through - The part of the swing after impact.
fore - An announcement made by a player whose shot could hit someone.
forged irons - Clubs made without a mold.
fourball - When four golfers play together, two to a side, each with their own ball.
foursome - Four golfers playing together.
free drop - A drop where there is no penalty.
free lift - Same as free drop, above.
fringe - The area of longer grass around the green.
front nine - The first nine holes on an eighteen hole course.
funnel - The effect of gravity on a rolling ball.
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