hosel
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- noun
- Jargon
- A well-designed hosel connects the clubhead to the shaft, enhancing the overall performance of the club.
- an adjustable hosel
- hosel provides loft
- hosel adjustability
Examples
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Both models also feature an external notch on the outside rear portion of the hosel, as well as an internal notch on the inside of the hosel that makes it easier to adjust loft and lie angle.
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Both models also feature an external notch on the outside rear portion of the hosel, as well as an internal notch on the inside of the hosel that makes it easier to adjust loft and lie angle.
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Looks like you got El Hosel.
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I'm catching on the hosel, right?
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I watched middle irons get buried up to their hosels in fairways.
Fiction book (1999) -
These are fine for knowing what the hosel bore of the clubhead needs to be to easily accept the shaft and how to install the grip to obtain a desired size.
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TaylorMade engineers fine-tuned the CG in both models to a low-and-centered location on the face by shortening the hosel to save weight.
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For anyone who's ever had a case of the hosels, broken every club in their bag over their knee while standing on a driving range for hours, bashing ball after ball at a 90-degree right angle, barely able to see through the tears streaming out of their eyes and the blood dripping from their hands, that word needs to be removed from the English language.
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The new golf club features an adjustable hosel that allows players to customize their shots.
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Golfers appreciate how the hosel design impacts the trajectory of their shots on the course.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hosel probably comes from an old idea of a small house or 'socket' for something, so a helpful way to remember it is to think of the hosel as the little 'house' that holds the shaft to the clubhead.