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Ball Washer: A mechanical device for scrubbing golf balls clean, usually found near the tee of every hole

Ball-Bound: Excessive fixation on the ball, diminishing or eliminating body and/or target line awareness

Balloon: (more commonly 'ballooning', also 'upshooter, upshooting') excessive climbing or lifting of a shot beyond its normal trajectory, usually into the wind and usually causing the shot to fall sh . . . View Full Definition

Baseball Grip: (also 'full finger, ten finger' grip) a method of holding the club using all ten fingers on the grip with no overlapping or interlocking fingers

Be Right: (also 'be the number') an expression popularized by tour players on television, usually indicative of a well-struck shot that is proceeding in the desired direction with the only question be . . . View Full Definition

Beach: Any sand-filled hazard

Beginner Set: (also 'starter 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

Below The Hole: When the ball is in a position lower than, or downhill from, the hole on ground that is not level

Bent Grass: A very smooth, fine-bladed grass usually (but not exclusively) used for putting greens

Best-Ball: A match where an individual plays against the better ball of two, or the best ball of three, players -- commonly and mistakenly thought of as two-man teams playing their best ball against ea . . . View Full Definition

Better Ball: The best score for a team (more on tournament formats and games)

Birdie: A score of one under (less than) par for a hole

Bite: (also sometimes 'check, grab, hold, sit, sit down, hit a house' and so on) 1. A command issued to the ball by a player who believes their ball is going too far or too fast 2. The act of the . . . View Full Definition

Blade: 1. (also 'leading edge') the leading (lowest/forward-most) edge of a club's head, where the sole and face meet 2. (also 'skull, thin, belly') when the ball is contacted with the leading edg . . . View Full Definition

Blast: (also 'blast shot, explosion, explosion shot') a shot that removes a large amount of sand or earth in addition (hopefully) to the ball, as from a buried lie in a bunker

Blind Shot: A shot where the intended landing area is not visible from the player's perspective

Block: 1. (also 'block shot, push') a shot that is pushed (to the right for a right-handed player), usually thought of as severe rather than mild 2. Tee block or marker

Bloodsome: (also 'bloodsome scramble') same as a scramble but the worst shot is selected each time rather than the best shot, and each player in the group must hole the ball (more on tournament formats)

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