| 释义 |
underˈclub, v. Golf.
[under-1 10 a.]
refl. To select (for oneself) a club which will not satisfactorily strike the ball the required distance. Also intr. and underˈclubbed ppl. a., underˈclubbing vbl. n.
1900H. Hilton in Outing Sept. 654 A besetting sin of nearly all golfers is to what may be termed ‘underclub themselves’. 1923Daily Mail 8 May 12 When in doubt underclub yourself and hit hard. 1931T. H. Cotton Golf vii. 56 There are more shots lost through underclubbing than anything else. 1936P. A. Vaile Short Game 33 At least ninety-five per cent. of those that swing putters are grievously under-clubbed. 1955Times 2 May 4/1 Burgess underclubbed at the 11th. 1961Times 28 Mar. 4/2 Underclubbing at the 16th caused their opponents to take three putts. Ibid. 8 Sept. 4/1 Wolstenholme under⁓clubbed himself. 1975D. Langdon How to talk Golf 78 Under-clubbing, a drive which falls short of reaching the green at a short hole. 1979Tucson Mag. Jan. 38/3 Every⁓body underclubs. |