What does chicken mean in golf?

Chicken Winging is a term used to describe the appearance of the lead arm on players who bend their lead elbow and cup their lead wrist through impact. The lead arm resembles the wing of a chicken, hence the name.

What is the chicken stick in golf?

In golf, "chicken stick" is a slang term for a golf club that a golfer chooses over a different club because he is being cautious.

What is an ostrich in golf?

Supposedly, this is the name assigned to completing a hole having struck the ball five fewer times than par. In other words, this is what happens when you hole-out a Par 7 with two strokes or shoot a Hole-In-One on a Par Six.

What is a turkey golf?

In ten-pin bowling, a trio of consecutive strikes is called a turkey, while six in a row is known as a wild, or golden, turkey. It wouldn't be the first time golf has borrowed from another sport to expand its lexicon. Click here to return to NCG's Golf Glossary.

What are the 4 types of strokes in golf?

Golf Chicken Wing FIX - How to Cure the Chicken Wing Follow Through

What is the 90 rule in golf?

The 90-Degree Rule

Under this rule, carts are allowed on the fairway, but they must maintain a 90-degree angle from the cart path. You must take the cart path to a spot that is even with your ball, make a right angle turn and drive straight toward the ball. This rule may be in effect for all or some holes.

What are the 9 basic golf shots?

Looking to add another dimension to your shot shaping ability when on the course? This simple drill will have you ready for anything the course throws at you. Shots include a High Draw, Mid Draw, Trap Draw, High Straight, Normal, Punch, High Fade, Mid Fade, and Low Fade.

What is a snowman in golf?

In golf, a snowman is something you very much want to avoid. That's because "snowman" is a slang term golfers use for a score of eight on any individual hole. Use eight strokes to play a hole and, sorry bud, you just made a "snowman." A golf snowman won't melt anything but your scorecard.

What is a golf Sandy?

In professional golf, a "sandy" happens when a golfer gets up-and-down in two strokes from a greenside bunker. Sandies are tracked in a statistic called sand save percentage.

What is a dog license in golf?

If the winning margin in match play is 7&6, the victory (or defeat) is called a dog licence.

What is a condor in golf terms?

Scoring a condor is the rarest event in golf. This is normally a hole in one at a par five (a two at a par six would also count, but this has never been done). Only five condors have ever been recorded: The most recent was Kevin Pon, who made a 2 on a par 6 at Lake Chabot Golf Course on the 10th December 2020.

What is a bird in golf?

Birdie: In the 19th century, the term "bird" was the equivalent of "cool" or "excellent" - golf scholars believe this is where the term came from. An Atlantic City, New Jersey, course claims that the term originated there in 1903. The meaning being a score of one under par.

What is dormie in golf?

Definition of dormie

: being ahead by as many holes in golf as remain to be played in match play.

What is a ferret in golf?

Ferret: The holing of a ball from off the green for a par or better or, in some alternative versions, when the player's score is still relevant to the outcome of that hole. Holing with a putter may be excluded. Golden Ferret: The holing of a ball directly from a bunker.

What are breakfast balls in golf?

In golf, the term "breakfast ball" is an euphemism for a mulligan. Basically, a "breakfast ball" is a mulligan for a tee time that is in the morning.

Why is it called chicken stick?

Packaging and name

The Atkinson Candy Company's website states that one of their sales guys just "came up with the name one day, and well, it just stuck." The company had once written in correspondence that they felt the Chick-O-Stick "resembled fried chicken" and that contributed to the name.

What is a greenie in golf?

1 - Slang for a simple green-in-regulation. 2 - As a betting game for par three holes. Of all the players who reach the green on their tee shot, the player who is closest to the hole wins a "greenie point".

What is a 2 dollar Nassau in golf?

A two-dollar Nassau is $2 to the winner of the front 9, $2 to the winner of the back 9, and $2 to the winner of the overall match. If someone asks on the first tee, "Who wants to go five, five, and five?", a five-dollar Nassau has just been offered.

What is a trap in golf?

Basically, you are 'trapping' the ball between the face of the club and the ground. By hitting down through the shot, you can compress the ball against the face of the club, which will provide the shot with both power and spin.

What is a frosty in golf?

When frost is present golf course superintendents delay play until the frost has melted. This is done to prevent damage that affects the quality of the playing surface and could potentially be very expensive to repair. Frost is basically frozen dew that has crystallized on the grass, making it hard and brittle.

What are the five rules of golf etiquette?

Why are golf named after birds?

Used to score one under par. It began to be used in 1899 in New Jersey. It turns out that on one game day, three golfers were playing when one of them, on his second stroke, hit a bird in flight with the ball and it landed very, very close to the hole. The teammates said it was a stroke of luck for a 'birdie'.

What is the best shot shape in golf?

90% of amateur golfers hit the ball with a left-to-right shot shape. And almost 100% of them would swap it for a crowd-pleasing draw, given half the chance.

How do you shape a driver?