club head
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3.5
- noun
- /klʌb hɛd/
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cabeza del palo
- In this swing, the path of the club head describes a portion of a circular arc in the plane of the green similar to the path of a gate swinging open and then closed.
Examples
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The club head must connect squarely with the ball to ensure a straight shot.
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If you play golf, what is your optimal club head speed?
Blog text (16) -
The correct swing arc for the club head is from the inside, to the ball, and back to the inside.
Blog text (18) -
For instance, it can record the path of the club head as the putter undergoes the backswing followed by the forward swing, measuring displacements in fractions of an inch.
Academic text (2011) -
For instance, a golfer may be able to return the club head to within a tenth of an inch of its starting position, but if she does not rotate the head on the forward swing at the same rate that it rotates on the backswing, the ball won't reach the hole.
Academic text (2011) -
To improve his game, he adjusted the weight distribution in the club head.
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During the lesson, the instructor emphasized the importance of the club head's angle at impact.
Synonyms
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5.1
The heavy rounded part at the end of a golf club that hits the ball
The part of a golf club that hits the ball
The part at the end of a golf club that hits the ball
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the part of a golf club that strikes the ball' is directly and compositionally derived from 'club' (golf stick) + 'head' (the end or rounded part of an object). This simple noun–noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic possessive/part-whole pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Club head comes from the simple idea that many tools have a head, the part that 'hits' things. So the club head is the part of a golf club that hits the ball.