GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS USED IN THE GAME OF GOLF.
Addressing the Ball: When the player puts himself in position to strike the ball.
Approach: When the player is sufficiently near the hole to be able to drive the ball to the putting-green his stroke is called the "approach shot."
Baff: To strike the ground with the "sole" of the club-head in playing. This sends ball high in air and causes it to fall "dead."
Baffy: A wooden club much lofted in the face.
Bent: Rough, coarse grass on seaside greens.
Bogey, Colonel: A score, usually par play, fixed for each hole.
Bone: A piece of ram's horn or other substance inserted in the sole of the club to prevent it from splitting.
Borrow: When the player, on a sloping putting-green, plays the ball up the slope a little way.