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Flier: (also perhaps 'flier lie, flyer, shooter, jumper') a shot that flies further than desired as a result of decreased backspin, usually resulting from long grass (but also could be water) betwe . . . View Full Definition

Flip: 1. The active pushing or throwing of the club with the hands and wrists (usually used in reference to the club head getting past the hands) 2. Implies a very short or insignificant distance . . . View Full Definition

Flop Shot: A soft-landing, relatively vertical shot from close to the green (usually played with a sandwedge or lob wedge)

Florida Scramble: A modified scramble tournament format in which the same player's shot may not be selected on two consecutive shots (more on tournament formats and games)

Fluffy: ('fluffy lie') when the ball is sitting up in longish grass with a lot of air underneath it and a lot of grass surrounding it

Follow-Through: (also 'finish') the continuation of a golf stoke after the bottom of the swing and impact area

Foot Wedge: Kicking the ball (which, of course, is against the rules)

Fore: Used (usually yelled loudly) to warn golfers in range of the incoming flight of a ball

Forecaddie: (also 'spotter') persons situated in the general landing area of holes to help quickly identify a ball's position

Forged: (as in 'forged irons') a process of manufacturing clubheads where 100% stainless steel is stamped or hammered and ground into shape, with or without heat

Forward Press: A (usually slight) movement of the hands and arms forward (in the direction of the target) to initiate or trigger the backswing

Four-Ball: A match in which two 2-person teams compete against each other using the one best score from each side -- commonly and mistakenly referred to as 'best-ball,' which is actually one player com . . . View Full Definition

Foursome: 1. Four players playing together in a group 2. A match in which two 2-person teams compete against each other with each side only playing one ball (more on tournament formats and games)

Free Drop: (also 'free relief') dropping the ball without penalty in any number of situations allowed by the rules of golf (more on rules of golf)

Frequency: (also 'flex') a measurement of the relative flexibility, firmness, tension or strength of a club shaft

Frequency Analyzer: A device that measures the flex, or frequency, of a golf club's shaft by holding the grip end of the club fast while the club head end is bounced, or vibrated, and the cycles per minute (cpm) counted

Frequency Matched: Different club shafts that are of consistent flex as measured by a frequency analyzer

Fried Egg: A lie (usually in a sand filled bunker) in which the ball is half buried and thus resembles a fried egg

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