Golf Glossary pt 2

goldsandBall Marker - This is a small coin or a small token that is used in order to spot's the position of the ball while on the putting surface.

Ball Retriever - This is a pole that has a scoop or a net attached that is used in order to retrieve balls from difficult to reach areas such as water hazards for examples.

Banana Ball - This is a slice that is very bad, and the shape of the ball's path is reminiscent of a banana.

Baseball Grip - This is a grip where all ten of the player's fingers are on the shaft of the club, quite similar in nature to how a baseball player would grip the bat.

Beach - This is another name for a sand hazard.

Belt - This refers to hitting the ball with an extreme amount of power.

Bend - This is the curve that a shot experiences, or to hit a hook or a slice.

Bent Grass - This is the most common grass variety used on northern golf courses.

Bermuda Grass - This is the most common grass variety used on southern golf courses.

Best Ball - This describes a match where the best score between two or more different partners is the score for a particular hole.

Birdie - This is the score when you get one stroke below par on a particular hole.

Bird's Nest - This is an unfortunate lie, where the ball has been cupped deeply in the grass such as an egg would be within a nest.

Birds - This is a method of competition where one point is awarded for birdie shots and two points for eagles on any hole.

Bisque - This is a handicap stroke that you can take on any hole as long as you announce your intention before you tee off at that hole.

Bite - This is another word for backspin.

Blade - This is the part of an iron's club head that hits the ball.

Blade Putter - This is a putter that has an iron head that is quite similar in nature to the numbered irons.

Blast - This is a shot that is made from a sand trap, when it takes a lot of sand with it.

Blind Bogey - This is a competition where the score is drawn from a hit, and then the winning player is whichever player comes the closest to actually matching it.

Blind Hole - This is a hole where the putting green is incapable of being seen as the player begins to approach it.

Block - This means hitting a slice by delaying the wrists' rotation, which forces the clubhead to become arched from the inside to the outside at the point of impact.

Bogey - This is a score that is one over par for that particular hole.

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