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Come Out Of It: Raising of the posture too early in the downswing

Committee: The person or group in charge of the competition, or if not in competition, the person or group in charge of the course

Compression: 1. The resilience of a golf ball 2. The flattening of the golf ball when contacted by the club

Condor: (also 'triple eagle') a score 4 under par on a hole (e.g., a hole-in-one on a par 5)

Connected: (also 'connection') used to describe a united relationship between the arms and torso during the swing

Continuous Putting: A common practice where a player, having putted the ball close to the hole, chooses to finish putting rather than to mark their ball and wait to finish until their turn is decided by distanc . . . View Full Definition

Course Management: (also 'game management') the use of strategy, or a thoughtful plan, emphasizing strengths and accomodating weaknesses to make one's way around a golf course (as opposed to haphazardly hittin . . . View Full Definition

Course Rating: An evaluation of the difficulty of a course for a scratch player (expressed in relation to the par of the course) -- course ratings are determined by teams of players/evaluators that represe . . . View Full Definition

Cover The Ball: (also 'trap the ball') to contact the ball with the hands forward (more toward the target than the club head), causing to some degree a descending angle of approach and a hooded club face, t . . . View Full Definition

Cover The Flag: (also 'cover the pin') an approach shot that is precisely on line, heading directly toward the flagstick

Cpm: ('cycles per minute') most common unit used in measuring shaft flexes or frequencies (more precise than l, r, s, x, etc.)

Cross Bunker: A long or wide bunker that crosses the fairway rather than running adjacent or parallel to the fairway

Cross-Country Golf: Playing from the tee of one hole to the green of another hole, rather than playing the holes as they are laid out

Cross-Handed: A grip where (for right-handers) the left hand would be the lowest hand instead of the right (usually associated with putting)

Crossed Over: (also 'crossing the line, across the line') when the hands have moved the club over the plane on the bacskwing (especially at the top of the swing)

Cup: Generically refers to the hole but also includes the base and liner, or sleeve, inside the hole that holds the flagstick in place (diameter of hole and outer diameter of cup lining not to ex . . . View Full Definition

Cup Lining: (or 'cup liner') rigid (usually plastic or metal) sleeve inside the hole

Cupped: When the back of the left hand (right-handed player) is bent back toward the forearm at the wrist -- see also bowed

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