golf shot

Noun
  1. The act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it (synset 100572646)
    is a type of: shot, stroke - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
    subtypes:
    • downswing - a swing downward of a golf club
    • fade, slice, slicing - a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
    • draw, hook, hooking - a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer
    • drive, driving - hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver
    • explosion - a golf shot from a bunker that typically moves sand as well as the golf ball
    • putt, putting - hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
    • approach, approach shot - a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
    • sclaff - a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
    • shank - a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball
    • teeoff - the act of hitting a golf ball from the teeing ground at the start of each hole
    same as: golf stroke, swing

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