Crossword clues for golf club
golf club
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
golfclub \golfclub\, golf club \golf club\n. an implement used by a golfer to hit a golf ball.
Syn: club.
Wiktionary
n. 1 In golf, the implement used to hit the golf ball 2 A club or organization where golf is played
WordNet
Wikipedia
A golf club is a club used to hit a golf ball in a game of golf. Each club is composed of a shaft with a grip and a club head. Woods are mainly used for long-distance fairway or tee shots; irons, the most versatile class, are used for a variety of shots; hybrids that combine design elements of woods and irons are becoming increasingly popular; putters are used mainly on the green to roll the ball into the hole. A standard set consists of 14 golf clubs, and while there are traditional combinations sold at retail as matched sets, players are free to use any combination of 14 or fewer legal clubs.
An important variation in different clubs is loft, or the angle between the club's face and the vertical plane. It is loft that is the primary determinant of the ascending trajectory of the golf ball, with the tangential angle of the club head's swing arc at impact being a secondary and relatively minor consideration (though these small changes in swing angle can nevertheless have a significant influence on launch angle when using low-lofted clubs). The impact of the club compresses the ball, while grooves on the club face give the ball backspin. Together, the compression and backspin create lift. The majority of woods and irons are labeled with a number; higher numbers indicate shorter shafts and higher lofts, which give the ball a higher and shorter trajectory.
Usage examples of "golf club".
Like the possible, oh so important election as a voting member to the super-exclusive Turf Club, or membership in the Hong Kong Golf Club or Cricket Club or even the Club itself or any of the other minor though equally exclusive clubs that were tightly controlled by the British tai-pans of great bongs where all the really big business was conducted.
One of my most vivid memories of South America is that of a man with a golf club -- a five-iron, if memory serves -- driving golf balls off a penthouse terrace in Cali, Colombia.
By the time he was ten he was caddying on the Old Course, and he is related to Andrew Kirkaldy, who was once the Honorary Professional at the Royal and Ancient Golf Club.
One thing was certain: today he was physically incapable of swinging a golf club.
When they had parted at the golf club, Goldfinger had been cordial in a rather forced, oily fashion.
They ordered coffee, and Qwilleran had a slice of double chocolate fudge cake that restored his interest in the golf club.
He saw his assailant, realized that it was a golf club that was about to descend on his skull and even had time to recognize how much of a fool he had been.