club head
Noun: 1. The part of a golf club that makes contact with the ball: The "club head" is the weighted, shaped component at the end of the shaft, designed to strike the golf ball. Its design (including loft, material, and size) significantly influences the ball's flight and distance.
The term "club head" is used specifically in the context of golf to refer to the striking component of the club. It is a technical term. - The golfer inspected the club head for any damage after hitting a rock. - Different types of irons have club heads with varying degrees of loft. - Modern drivers often have large, hollow club heads made of titanium.
- Club head speed: A measured term referring to the velocity of the club head at the moment of impact, a key factor in determining distance.
- Increasing your club head speed is a common goal for many golfers.
- Clubhead: A common alternative spelling, written as one word.
- Head (in golf context): Often used informally to mean "club head."
- He scratched the head of his 7-iron.
- Striking face: This specifically refers to the front surface of the club head that contacts the ball, not the entire head.
- Club face: Similar to "striking face," this term is often used interchangeably with "club head" in casual conversation, though technically it is a part of the head.
(No common idioms or phrasal verbs are specifically associated with the term "club head." It is a technical compound noun.)
- (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball