putt
Gentle golf tap
A putt is a golf stroke made on or near the green, using a flat-faced club called a putter to roll the ball toward the hole.
To putt is to make such a stroke: She putted from twelve feet and sank it.
Putting is often called the most important part of the game—and the most nerve-wracking.
Rearward preparatory motion
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- gripSecure manual hold
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
tempo · impact · alignment · posture · mechanics · release · touch · feel
Absence in matter
- flagstickPole marking golf hole
- cupSmall drinking container
- lipMouth's outer edge
- breakInterrupt continuity
slope · grain · read · line · speed · contour · undulation · fringe
Period of falling behind
- tap-inNearly unmissable short putt
- gimmeCasual concession in golf
- missFail to reach
- sinkBasin with drain
drain · horseshoe · leave · roll · charge · die · break · curl
Purpose or direction
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
judgment · touch · finesse · read · feel · steadiness · calibration · control
backswing
Rearward preparatory motion
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- gripSecure manual hold
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
pendulum · tempo · impact · alignment · posture · mechanics · release · touch · feel · practice
hole
Absence in matter
break · slope · grain · read · line · speed · contour · undulation · fringe · apron
lag
Period of falling behind
sink · drain · horseshoe · leave · roll · charge · die · break · curl · slide
aim
Purpose or direction
concentration · judgment · touch · finesse · read · feel · steadiness · calibration · control · dexterity
click
Brief sharp noise
tap · clunk · rattle · drop · roll · soft · crisp · solid · clean · pure
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
- strokesbackstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, freestyle
- golf shotsdrive, pitch shot, chip shot, chip, flop shot
- athletic movesjump, run, sprint, dive, throw
- mini golfgolf ball, hole, hole in one, hole-in-one, par
- sports movesdunk, layup, dink, spike, serve
- putting offChoosing to delay
- putting onTo wear or apply
- putting togetherCombining into a whole
- putting downCriticizing harshly or placing
- putting upRaising or tolerating
- putting awayPlacing into storage
putting, putter, puttering, putts, putted, putterer, putterers