THE GOLFER’S LEXICON: Speak the Game • Shoulders & Arms Lead (Chipping): Using your shoulders and arms to move the club together as one unit, like a pendulum, for a smooth chipping motion. • Stable Lower Body (Chipping): Keeping your hips and legs quiet and still during the chipping swing to maintain balance and control. • Narrow Stance (Chipping Checkpoint): A quick reminder to ensure your feet are closer together for a chip. • Ball Slightly Back (Chipping Checkpoint): A quick reminder to position the ball closer to your back foot in your stance. • Hands Ahead (Chipping Checkpoint): A quick reminder to ensure your hands are positioned forward of the ball at address. • Still Head (Chipping Checkpoint): A quick reminder to keep your head steady and still throughout the chipping stroke.
• Downswing: The part of the swing where the club moves from the top of the backswing towards the ball. • Impact: The moment the clubface strikes the ball. • Follow-through: The continuation of the swing after impact, ending in a balanced finish. • Contact/Strike: The quality of the clubface hitting the ball. • Tension: Unwanted tightness in the body during the swing, which can hinder fluid motion. • Rotation: The turning movement of the body (shoulders, hips) during the swing. • Inrange App: A technology used to track and measure progress during practice sessions. • Inrange Handicap: A measure of skill level based on performance on the Inrange app. Pitching Terminology • Pitching: A shot played from a relatively short distance to the green, typically involving a higher trajectory and less roll than a chip, designed to land softly and stop near the hole. • Clock System: A method used to control the length of your backswing (and thus the distance of your pitch shot) by imagining your lead arm
Swing Terminology
• Swing: The entire motion a golfer makes to hit the ball. • Grip: The way a golfer holds the club. • Aim: The direction the clubface and body are pointed at address. • Stance: The position of the feet and body at address. • Posture: The body’s alignment and angles at address. • Backswing: The initial part of the swing where the club moves away from the target.
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