clubhead
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Definition
- Noun:
- The part of a golf club that makes contact with the ball: The "clubhead" is the weighted, often metal, end of a golf club. It is designed with a specific shape and angle (loft) to strike and propel the golf ball.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The golfer carefully cleaned the dirt from the face of his clubhead.
- A larger clubhead can make it easier to hit the ball, especially for beginners.
- The impact of the clubhead on the ball creates the sound and flight of the shot.
Advanced Usage
- Technical Specifications: Discussions about golf equipment often refer to the clubhead's material (e.g., titanium, stainless steel), its volume (measured in cubic centimeters), and its center of gravity.
- The new driver features a forged titanium clubhead for greater distance.
Variants and Related Words
- Club head: An alternative, two-word spelling with the same meaning.
- Head (in golf context): A common shortened form used by players and commentators.
- He hit that shot right off the heel of the head.
Synonyms
- Striking head: A more general descriptive term.
- Club face: Specifically refers to the front, grooved surface of the clubhead that contacts the ball.
Related Phrases
- To square the clubhead: A golf swing instruction meaning to align the clubface perpendicularly to the target line at impact.
- The key to hitting it straight is to square the clubhead at impact.
- Clubhead speed: The velocity of the clubhead during the swing, a major factor in determining how far the ball will travel.
- Increasing your clubhead speed is one way to gain more distance.
Noun
- (golf) the head of the club which strikes the ball