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Some players like to change clubs around the green to hit high or low shots. I play all of my short-game shots with my 54-degree sand wedge and change my ball position to hit it higher or lower. I think it's easier to learn one club than four.
Ernie Els

Meaning of "sand wedge" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SAND WEDGE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAND WEDGE

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Sand wedge is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SAND WEDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sand wedge

Sand wedge

An open faced club, sand wedge, or sand iron, is a wedge primarily designed for use out of sand bunkers. It has the widest sole of any wedge, which provides the greatest amount of bounce, allowing the club head to glide through sand and avoid digging in.

Definition of sand wedge in the English dictionary

The definition of sand wedge in the dictionary is a club with a flanged sole and a face angle of more than 50°, used in bunker shots to cut through sand, get under the ball, and lift it clear.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAND WEDGE

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sand dune
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sand goby
sand hopper
sand lance
sand launce
sand leek
sand lizard
sand martin
sand painting
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sand smelt
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sand wasp
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WORDS THAT END LIKE SAND WEDGE

accretionary wedge
acknowledge
common knowledge
competitive edge
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general knowledge
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knowledge
leading edge
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ledge
on edge
pitching wedge
pledge
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thin end of the wedge
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wedge

Synonyms and antonyms of sand wedge in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sand wedge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAND WEDGE

Find out the translation of sand wedge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sand wedge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sand wedge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

沙坑挖起杆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuña de la arena
570 millions of speakers

English

sand wedge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेत पच्चर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

إسفين الرمل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клин песка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cunha de areia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বালি ঝাঁকুনি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sand wedge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baji pasir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sand-Wedge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サンドウェッジ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

샌드 웨지
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sand wedge
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nêm cát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மணல் ஆப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाळू पाचर घालून घट्ट बसवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kum kaması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sand wedge
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sand wedge
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Translator English - Ukrainian

клин піску
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nisip pană
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σφήνα άμμου
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

sand wig
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

sand wedge
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

sand wedge
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Trends of use of sand wedge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAND WEDGE»

The term «sand wedge» is quite widely used and occupies the 55.012 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sand wedge

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QUOTES WITH «SAND WEDGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sand wedge.
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Ernie Els
Some players like to change clubs around the green to hit high or low shots. I play all of my short-game shots with my 54-degree sand wedge and change my ball position to hit it higher or lower. I think it's easier to learn one club than four.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAND WEDGE»

Discover the use of sand wedge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sand wedge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Golf's Short Game For Dummies
You use the sand wedge, in its most literal purpose, to extract the golf ball from sand bunkers (see Chapter 6). But many golfers use the sand wedge just as they use any lofted wedge, from greenside rough or even the fairway. Enough practice  ...
Michael Patrick Shiels, Michael Kernicki, 2011
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The Historical Dictionary of Golfing Terms: From 1500 to the ...
A sand wedge. 1941 Patty Berg Golf 2: ... all irons from numbers 2 through 9, putter, "sand-blaster." 1946 Byron Nelson Winning Golf 18: ... a sand-blaster or double duty iron. sand iron. 1 A heavy, lofted, stiff- shafted iron club, no longer in use, ...
Peter Davies, 2005
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Power Golf
If there is one club in the bag neglected by novices and duffers, it is the sand wedge. In fact, most novices don't even have a sand wedge in their bags. That ignorance of the value of a sand wedge probably isn't as strange as it seems to me.
Ben Hogan, 2010
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Permafrost International Conference: Proceedings
Ground view of old sand wedge trough in bouldery moraine of Beacon Valley, Victoria Land. The sand wedge is 4 m wide and extends under the boulders on either side of the central sand zone (shovel marks right edge) ...
Kenneth B. Woods, 1966
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Four Cornerstones of Winning Golf
In contemporary club design, there is often quite a difference between the lofts of the pitching wedge (often around 47 degrees) and the sand wedge (usually around 55 degrees). This is an 8-degree difference, while the difference in loft ...
Butch Harmon, Claude Harmon, John Andrisiani, 1997
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The Periglaciation of Great Britain
1 9 Sand-wedge polygons associated with the Barham Soil at Newney Green, near Chelmsford, Essex. The polygons are picked out by the wedge filling of lighter-coloured sand. These polygons were overlain by Anglian till, and were exposed ...
Colin K. Ballantyne, 1994
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#700 Heritage Sports Collectibles Golf Auction Catalog
Estimate: $500-700 Walter Hagen sand wedge with concave face, This interesting utility club has an oversize head and sole, original hickory shaft and partial paper label, and an extra long leather wrap grip. Chrome has worn off head and part ...
Ivy Press, James L. Halperin (Editor), 2004
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Golf All-in-One For Dummies
You use the sand wedge, in its most literal purpose, to extract the golf ball from sand bunkers (see Chapter 7 of Book III). But many golfers use the sand wedge just as they useany loftedwedge, from greenside rough or even the fairway.
Consumer Dummies, 2012
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Play Scratch Golf: An Amateur's Guide to Playing Perfect Golf
THf SAND WEDGE CLUB The sand shot is different than any other shot you will hit on the golf course. Most of the movements and techniques contradict everything that the full swing requires and demands in order to hit consistent shots, which ...
Dave Rineberg, Chris Holtrop, 2008
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New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Kilbirnie Wellington, New Zealand R. M. CARTER Department of Geology James Cook University Queensland 4811 Australia Abstract The 85 km long, inner- middle continental shelf off South Otago, is mantled by a near- shore sand wedge .

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAND WEDGE»

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Robert Streb's sand wedge has an awesome inscription this week
Robert Streb's sand wedge, after serving as his putter last week, now boasts an ... a 60-degree wedge festooned with an image of TPC Sawgrass' famed "island ... «PGA.com, Jul 15»
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McIlroy's Injury, Shaq entertains and Streb shocks with sand wedge
Amanda Balionis takes you through the hottest topics from the week of The Greenbrier Classic including Rory McIlroy's injury, Shaq's pro-am debut ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
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Robert Streb overcomes loss of putter with sand wedge, falls in playoff
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. -- Halfway through his final round at The Greenbrier Classic, Robert Streb broke his putter, then used a 56-degree wedge to ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
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A Year Defined by Every Club in the Bag
It finally reappeared in the fairway, so far that Watson had only a sand wedge for his second shot. "When you hear a roar on a tee shot, you know you've done ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
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Choose the Correct Wedge Lofts For Your Game
From my experience in teaching, a commonly missing wedge from an amateur's set is a club to fill the gap between the pitching wedge and sand wedge. «USGolfTV, Nov 14»
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Rory McIlroy Pitching Tips
As I have said, my normal sand wedge goes, with a full swing, about 115 yards. In this situation, as the greens are quite soft, I'll try and take 10 yards off that club, ... «Golf Monthly, Jul 14»
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Mysterium Lob Wedge: Wie Sie das Richtige für sich finden
Bei den Wedges wird vor allem eine Entwicklung offensichtlich: Mit der Zeit hat sich der Loft der Schläger verringert. Mit einer Ausnahme: Das Sand Wedge ist ... «Golf Post, May 14»
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Gap wedges, virtually a must for tour pros, can greatly benefit …
"Most everyday players have little idea about the loft gaps with their wedges. They just take a pitching wedge and sand wedge and go. In the old days that was ... «GolfDigest.com, Mar 14»
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'Operation Sand Wedge' sinks 15 on drug charges
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Fifteen men made an initial appearance in US District Court in Albuquerque Thursday afternoon on federal drug trafficking charges. «ABQ Journal, Dec 13»
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GoPro camera meets sand wedge -- incredible shot ensues
Phillips placed the camera in a bunker -- in lieu of a golf ball -- and proceeded to take a whack at it with a sand wedge. What happens next is nothing short of ... «PGA.com, Jul 13»

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