Negative Weight: Weight on a ball that tends to hold back the hook and/or to get the ball into a roll earlier; bottom weight, negative side weight and thumb weight are considered negative weights. These are considered static weights that can be drilled into a ball. See also dynamic weights.

 

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Negative Weight: Weight on a ball that tends to hold back the hook and/or to get the ball into a roll earlier; bottom weight, negative side weight and thumb weight are considered negative weights. These are . . . View Full Definition

Thumb Weight: Method of drilling the ball so that the thumbhole is closer to the label than are the finger holes; it is considered a negative weight; see finger weight.

Weight Block: The interior portion of a ball that adds extra weight to it to bring the overall gross weight higher. Knowledge of the location of the weight block is used to create balls with differing pos . . . View Full Definition

Negative-Positive Paper: Is paper used to print a positive color image from a negative.

Negative Yield Curve: A negative, or inverted, yield curve results when the interest rate on short-term US Treasury issues is higher than the rate on on long-term Treasury bonds. You create the curve by plotting . . . View Full Definition

Overall Weight: (also 'dead weight') the total weight of a golf club (see also 'swingweight')

Perimeter-Weighted: (also 'cavity back, cavity-back') a style of club head where the mass is distributed more toward the perimeter (outside edges) of the club head in order to increase the effective size of the . . . View Full Definition

Price-Weighted Index: An index giving a greater influence to higher-valued stocks by weighting all component stocks by their price.

Positive Weight: Weight on a ball that tends to enhance the hook and/or to get the ball into a roll later down the lane; top weight, positive side weight and finger weight are considered positive weights. Th . . . View Full Definition

Negative Working Capital: Occurs when current liabilities exceed current assets, which can lead to bankruptcy.