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Dead Weight: (also 'overall weight') the total weight of a golf club (see also 'swingweight')

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

Gross Weight: The total dead weight of a bowling ball; often referred to as gross weight before drilling. The maximum gross weight of a ball is 16 pounds. Yet, a new ball before drilling may weigh a few o . . . View Full Definition

Overweighted: When you own more of a security, an asset class, or a subclass than your target asset allocation calls for, you are said to be overweighted in that security, asset class, or subclass. For ex . . . View Full Definition

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.

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.

Swing Weight: The relative weight of a clubhead's leverage (usually measured on a scale with a 12 or 14-inch fulcrum), technically - moment of inertia, or the tendency of a body to resist angular accelera . . . View Full Definition

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 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