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  2. Glossary of golf - Wikipedia

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    A shot that, for a right-handed golfer, curves to the left; often played intentionally by skilled golfers. An overdone draw usually becomes a hook. Drive The first shot of each hole, made from an area called the tee box (see definition below), usually done with a driver (a type of golf club). Duck-hook A severe low hook that barely gets ...

  3. Golf swing - Wikipedia

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    Conversely the ball will move from left to right for a left-handed player. These characteristics are achieved with sidespin by either an in-to-out swingpath or a closed clubface, relative to the swingpath, at impact. A fade is a stroke played with the effect that, for a right-handed player, the ball moves from left to right during flight ...

  4. Lefty-righty switch - Wikipedia

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    With right-handed Trea Turner due to bat, left-handed pitcher Tyler Matzek is replaced by right-handed pitcher Josh Tomlin (pictured) in a game on April 6, 2021. [1]In baseball, the lefty-righty switch is a maneuver by which a player who may be at a disadvantage against an opponent of a certain handedness is replaced by a substitute who is better suited for the situation.

  5. Golf instruction - Wikipedia

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    Golf instruction consists of five primary skills: shots from a tee (most notable: driving that uses a driver), full shots from the ground (mostly known as "iron shots", pitching (or 3/4 shots designed for distance control, chipping (short shots around the green the require less than a full swing), putting (1 club preferably "the putter") and course strategy or gamesmanship.

  6. Cut shot - Wikipedia

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    In golf, it is a shot that, for a right-handed golfer, curves from left to right. Unlike a slice, a cut shot is intentional. Compare: fade. In pool, it is a shot in which the cue ball strikes the object ball off-center, so as to deflect it at an angle. In volleyball, it is a spike (an attack hit) that is hit from the hitter's strong side and ...

  7. Swing Away Golf - Wikipedia

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    Swing Away Golf, known in Japan as Golf Paradise (ゴルフパラダイス, Gorufuparadaisu), is a sports game developed and published by T&E Soft for the PlayStation 2.It was shown as a launch title for the system at the PlayStation Festival in 2000 [2] Electronic Arts' third-party publishing arm EA Distribution acquired publishing rights to the game outside Asia and released the title that ...

  8. Drive (golf) - Wikipedia

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    A golf drive Professional golfer Greg Norman drives a golf ball off the flight deck of USS John F. Kennedy. In golf stroke mechanics, a drive, also known as a tee shot, is a long-distance shot played from the tee box, intended to move the ball a great distance down the fairway towards the green.

  9. Foursomes - Wikipedia

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    Foursomes, also known as alternate shot, is a pairs playing format in the sport of golf. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Golfers compete in teams of two, using only one ball per team, and taking alternate shots until the hole is completed.