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hosel

American  
[hoh-zuhl] / ˈhoʊ zəl /

noun

Golf.
  1. the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.


Etymology

Origin of hosel

1895–1900; hose + -el diminutive suffix


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It featured an offset hosel that provided golfers a clean view of the face, and lines parallel to the face to help in squaring the putter to the ball.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024

He was in a bunker right of the green and hit it off the hosel of the club at a 45-degree angle away from the pin, over the green.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2024

“My back was spasming the last couple holes and it was locking up. I came down and it didn’t move and I presented hosel first and shanked it.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2024

He also considers burying the hosel of his club into the turf, but wisely opts against it.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2021

The standard ST200 features an adjustable hosel and a back weight chip to raise the moment of inertia to nearly 5,000 grams-cm2 for better stability on off-center hits.

From Golf Digest ● Jan. 10, 2020

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