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Putter: (also 'flatstick, wand') a club with a fairly straight face (very little loft) used for putting, or rolling the ball on the ground

Psycho Grip: (also 'claw grip, gator grip') an unusual method of gripping the putter, popularized by pga tour player chris dimarco, where the fingers of the bottom hand are on top of the grip rather than . . . View Full Definition

Plumb Bob: A method of reading putts where the putter is hung from the fingers (like a surveyor's plumb line) in front of one's visual field to create a vertical reference

Keep It Inside The Hole: (also 'don't give the hole away') an instruction to aim the putter and/or stroke the ball inside the edge of the cup

Putt: A shot (generally, but not necessarily hit with a putter) that is intended to make the ball roll (usually, but not exclusively, on or just off the putting green)

Starter Set: (also 'beginner set, half set') a partial set of golf clubs usually consisting of either the odd or the even numbered irons, a putter and a reduced number of woods

Petcock: A petcock is a manually operated device inserted in the gas line that allows for an On, Off, and Reserve position for the gas supply. When the motorcycle starts to sputter, the rider turns t . . . View Full Definition

Texas Wedge: Using a putter from off the green

Inside The Leather: Closer to the hole than the length of the putter (from the head to where the grip begins), archaic: putters used to be of uniform length and the shortest club in the bag, and grips used to b . . . View Full Definition

Headcover: Protective sock or sheath of some kind, typically used on wood and putter heads, but also available for irons