Golf Glossary H, I, J
H, I, J
hacker - A poor golfer.
half - When opponents make the same score.
handicap - The number of strokes issued to a player to reduce her or his score to par.
hanging lie - A ball positioned on a slope that is downward away from the player.
hardpan - Turf that is very firm.
hazard - Any obstacle on a golf course.
head - The clubhead.
hitch - Any sudden deviation in the swing of a club.
high-handicapper - A player of marginal skill.
hold the green - To make the ball stick to the green by using backspin.
hole-in-one - Landing the ball into the hole with one stroke.
hole out - To finish play on a given hole.
honor - The right to hit first from the tee.
hook - A shot that curves sharply from right to left.
hosel - The part of the clubhead the shaft fits into.
hybrid - When a clubhead is made of more than one material.
icosohedron - Literally, a 20-sided solid. Refers to the pattern of dimples on a golf ball.
in play - Withing the boundaries of the course.
insert - A piece of material set into the face of the clubhead.
inside - To the player's side of a line between the ball and the target.
inside out swing - A swing that deviates from the target line by crossing over the target line at the ball, starting near the golfer and ending away from the golfer.
jail - When the ball lands in the rough.
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