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Hosel: (also 'neck') the part of the club head into which the shaft is inserted (derived from the word hose)

Shank: A mishit whereby the ball contacts the racket frame during the swing resulting in a shot which is misdirected.

Toe: The far end of the clubhead (farthest from the hosel/neck/shaft)

Progressive Offset: Where a set of clubs has differing amounts of offset (leading edge of face behind forward edge of hosel) throughout, e.g., more offset in the long irons than in the short irons

Neck: (also 'hosel') the part of the club into which the shaft is inserted

Heel: The section of a hockey stick where the blade is attached to the shaft.

Lateral: (also 'shank') when the ball is contacted by, and ricochets off, the hosel or neck before it hits the clubface causing an errant direction and trajectory (low and to the right for a right-ha . . . View Full Definition

Face Progression: The distance from the center of the shaft or hosel to the blade, or leading edge, of the club face