Glossary Of Golf Terms 14 (U - Z)

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Up and Down: When a golfer just takes a couple of strokes for holing the ball when starting off the green.

Under Par: Under par simply means not upto the par.

Undulation: The ups and downs and uneven contour in the ground, mainly with regards to putting green and fairways.

Uneven Lie: When the ball is on an uneven slope and it is either above the feet or below it.

Unplayable Lie: This is a situation where the ball is in such a spot that a golfer decides that the existing spot where the ball is, it cannot be played.

Up: This is the distance to the hole from a specific spot.

Uphill Lie: There are times when a ball stops moving on an uphill slope which is towards the target.

Upright: A steep or a very upright, vertical swing plane, lie angle or stance.

USGA: This is an abbreviation of United States Golf Association.

Utility Wedge: This is a kind of a lofted wedge which is different from sand wedge or pitching wedge in either loft and sole aspects or both.

Utility Wood: This is a kind of fairway wood, having varied lofts sole or head shape and has some characteristics similar or related to irons.

W

Waggle: The small movements of the clubhead back and forth just before grounding the club to get that right momentum for the right swing.

Waste Bunker: Refers to a large sandy area. It can have pebbles, rocks, shells and vegetation on it.

Water Hazard: Any kind of open water source, from lakes to streams to ocean to sea or even drainage ditches on the course are termed as water hazard.

Weekend Hacker: A bad golfer who plays just on weekends.

Whiff: Refers to when a golfer swings but misses the ball.

Windcheater: A shot that is hardly affected by wind, as it has low ball flight and is penetrating.

Work the Ball: To manipulate a ball to purposefully curve or shape a shot.

X

X: When a score cannot be determined, because a play on the hole was not finished.

X. X-Factor: The variation in the amount of the rotation between hips and shoulders.

X-Out: In golfing terminology, X-outs or X-out golf balls are those golf balls on which the brand name has been distorted, using the symbol X.

Y

Yank: A shot which severely swerves in the left direction of the target line.

Yips: When the golfer is nervous or anxious, it leads to nervous twitching during putting stroke, leading to an inaccurate shot.

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