Descriptionary

cupola the raised center area. Also known as the crown, cabin, or dome.

dancing skips see skip flight.

drop a sudden loss of waft.

flight plate the top portion of the disk from rim to rim.

Frisbee finger separation of the fingernail from the nail bed, caused by an errant catch.

hyperspin a shot imparted with extra torque; it pro­duces a hovering flight with little or no warp.

Hyzer angle the left or right angle or deviation from which the disk is thrown, producing a turning flight.

lift the lift from a wind current that propels a disk from a waft to a higher flight plane.

lip the rim.

Mung angle the upward pitch angle of the disk when released. Also known as the attack angle.

navel the indentation in the center of the cupola.

skip flight a disk thrown with negative Mung that bounces off the ground and rises.

tailskating a poor throw, having an extreme Mung angle, which produces a sharply ascending and sharply descending flight with no waft.

thermals rising warm air, used by a veteran disk thrower to create lift.

waft floating cleanly without disturbance.

wane the gradual loss of waft; it evolves into wasting.

warp the sideways turning in the opposite direction of spin, occurring at the end of a disk's flight.

wasting the descent and loss of power in a disk's last stage of flight.

wax the stabilizing period after release, when the Mung angle levels out.

well synonymous with climb.

whelm the release of the disk. Also known as the hatch.

yawing spinning.

golf

ace a hole made in one stroke.

addressing the ball preparing for a stroke by set­ting the body in the proper stance and lining the club up with the ball.

albatross scoring three strokes under par for a par­ticular hole. Also known as a double eagle.

approach a stroke to the putting green or pin, usu­ally a medium-length shot.

apron the grass surrounding the putting area; also known as the fringe.

away furthest from the hole; the golfer with the "away" ball shoots first.

back door the back of the hole. A ball "drops in the back door" when it precariously encircles the hole then miraculously drops in from the rear.

back side in an 18-hole course, the second nine holes. Also called the back nine.

backspin a reverse spin put on the ball to stop it from rolling too far on the putting green.

backswing the swing motion from the ground to the back of the head.

baffy a No. 5 wood (club) with a face angle similar to a No. 3 or No. 4 iron.

bail out to sink an extra-long putt to keep from los­ing a hole.

banana ball an extreme slice sending the ball curv­ing in an arc in the shape of a banana.

barranca a deep ravine.

beach any sand trap on a course.

bend one to hook or slice a ball.

birdie scoring one stroke under par for a particular hole.

bisque a handicap stroke that may be used on any hole on the course.

bite club action of putting backspin on a ball. blade a type of putter.

bladesman name used to describe a superior putter.

blast to launch huge cascades of sand when playing a ball out of a sand trap. Also known as to explode.

blind hole a putting green that cannot be seen by a player who is about to approach.

bogey scoring one stroke over par at a particular hole.

bold a stroke that is too strong.

borrow sloping a ball to compensate for a slight rise or curve in the putting green.

brassie No. 2 wood, used when long-distance strokes are needed (originally named for its brass sole plate).

bunker a depression in bare ground, usually cov­ered with sand; a sand hazard.

bunt a short shot.

bye the unplayed holes left after a match has been won.

caddie the person who carries the player's clubs and assists during a match.

can to make a putt and get the ball in the hole.

cap the top part of a club shaft.

carry the distance between where the ball is struck and where it makes its first bounce on the ground.

casting a poor swing technique in which the hands are used too much to control the start of the down­swing. Also known as hitting from the top.

casual water a temporary pool or puddle of water or a bank of snow not considered part of a course's official hazards; a player is allowed to remove his ball from casual wear without penalty. Also known as a casual lie.

chipping iron an iron used for making chip shots.

chip shot a short, low shot, frequently with over- spin, taken near the putting green.

choke to move the grip further down on the handle of a club. Also to psychologically collapse under pres­sure and blow an easy shot.

chop to hack the ball with a club to give it extra spin.

chump an opponent who poses little or no competition.

cleek No. 4 wood with a face angle similar to a No. 1 or No. 2 iron.