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Address - The position a player takes when preparing to make a stroke.
Aerate - When a machine is used to punch small holes in a green that has been compacted over time. This helps loosen soil and allows oxygen and nutrients to enter roots.
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Baseball grip - A common method of positioning the hands together on the club as the pinky butts against the opposite index finger without overlapping.
Belly putter - A putter that is longer than the standard and rests against the belly during the stroke.
Biarritz green - A green that features a deep gully bisecting its middle.
Blade Putter - A traditional putter head design with a length-to-width ratio of around 4":1".
Borrow - The amount of break a player allows for when putting.
Break - The amount a putt will curve because of slope, grain or wind.
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Center-shafted - A putter with a shaft connected at the center of its head promoting a more "straight back, straight through" putting stroke.
Cleek - A wooden-shafted putter.
Conceded putt - A putt that your opponent has awarded to you, acknowledging that you will either make the putt or don't need to.
Croquet style - A putting stance, in which a player stands aside a ball, faces the hole, holds the club with a widely-split grip, and swings with a croquet-like stroke.
Cross-handed - A putting grip in which the lead hand is placed below the opposite hand. This is contrary to traditional grips.
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Dance floor - The putting surface or green.
Double green - One very large green that serves as the putting surface for two different holes on a golf course.
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Flange - The backside of a putter from the top line, back.
Flatstick - Archaic term for a putter.
Fringe - The short grass that separates the putting green from the rough or fairway.
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Gimmee - A putt that is so short, its outcome is assumed by all competitors and a player is permitted to pick a ball up without actually having to putt.
Goose neck - The double bend at the bottom end of the shaft of the putter.
Grain - The direction in which blades of grass grow, affecting how much and which way a putt breaks.
Greenie - Term used for a green reached in regulation.
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Heel - The back part of the club head that is nearest the hosel or shaft.
Heel Shafted putter - A putter with a shaft connected at the heel of the head, promoting a more arc-like putting stroke.
High toe - A putter form that gives the appearance of a more upright lie, fooling the eye.
Horseshoe - A putt that skims around the back half edge of the cup and rolls back towards the putter.
Hosel - The portion of a club head into which a shaft is inserted.
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Inertia (Moment of) - The measurement of an object's resistance to twisting around a given axis when it is struck by another object. A higher Moment of Inertia means greater resistance to twisting. Golf clubs with more weight around the perimeter of the club head generally have higher inertia.
Inside the leather - A method used to measure a gimmee; with the putter head in the hole, if a ball lies closer than the bottom of the grip, the putt may be conceded. Of course, only traditional-length putters may be used.
Interlocking grip - One common method of positioning the hands together on the club as the index finger rests within the spread of the opposite pinky and ring finger.
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Lag Putt - A long approach putt.
Lie - The angle of the putter shaft from the ground plain, normally between 70° and 72°. The USGA rule states that no putter lie shall be greater than 80°.
Line - The intended path of the ball.
Lip - The top edge or rim of the hole.
Loft - Angle of the club face relative to the horizontal plane it is resting upon (the ground), normally between 2° and 4°.
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Mallet Putter - A putter with a body that extends behind the striking surface, moving the center of mass well behind a putter.
Misread - To incorrectly assess the break of a putt or chip shot.
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Overlapping grip - One common method of positioning the hands together on the club as the pinky rests against the knuckles of the opposite index finger.
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Paddle grip - A putting grip with a flat surface where the thumbs rest.
Pendulum stroke - A putting stroke that moves the club head back and forth on a constant line.
Punchbowl green - A green with surrounding mounds that sit beneath the level of the fairway, acting as a funnel for golf balls.
Putt out - Finishing a hole after a long missed putt, despite other golfers being away.
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Reverse grip - A method of positioning the hands together on the club as the hands are reversed such that the opposite index finger butts against the pinky from below it.
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Sightline - A line on the flange of a putter to aid in alignment.
Slant neck - Putter design with an angled hosel that provides a more unobstructed look at a ball.
Sole - The bottom of a club or the point of the club that touches the ground at address.
Spot putting - Taking aim at a point on the green rather than the hole itself to make a putt.
Stimp Meter - A ramp-like device used to measure the speed of the greens through ball velocity and roll distance.
Swan neck - S-shaped bend around the putter neck creating more face-balance and less toe flow.
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Tap-in - An exceedingly short putt that is nearly impossible to miss if trying.
Texas wedge - A term describing a shot played with a putter from well off the green.
Three-putt - A highly undesired number of putts on any green.
Tier - A rise or level in a green or tee.
Toe - The front area of the club head that is farthest from the hosel.
Trademan's entrance - A shot that rolls in at the back of the cup.
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Yips - Bad nerves or twitches that prevent a golfer's smooth stroke.
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