The phrase cuppy lie means the ball is nestling or sitting down often resting in a small depression.

A cross-handed grip means the leading hand is placed below the other hand and considered to be the direct opposite of traditional grips.

Even though the list of game wordings and official titles is comprehensive and long, our simplified approach to golf's vocabulary will help you stay on course. Listed alphabetically from A to Z o [..]

Theukrules.co.uk Aiming is the action of aligning the clubface in relation to the intended target.

An albatross or double eagle is shooting three strokes less than par on any hole.

Alignment is a term which describes your positional set up before you strike the ball

As the club head speeds towards the ball the angle of approach - sometimes called angle of attack – refers to the angle of the golf club in relation to the ball at the moment of impact.

In simple golfing terms an approach is a shot as it is hit into the green. The approach does not always reach the green but it describes your intentions for executing the stroke.

Golfing gurus often refer to the axis of a golf swing. Generally, they are explaining how the spine should remain as a relatively straight line allowing upper body to rotate around it.

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