hosels

Meaning

1. 1nounpluralsporttechnical

   The sockets in golf clubheads into which the shafts are fitted.

   Grammar: Plural form of hosel: each club has a hosel, so the set has several hosels.

   Patterns

   • the hosels of the clubs

   The fitter bent the hosels of the irons to change the angle.

   Several hosels on the old set were rusty.

   He inspected the hosels for cracks after the club hit a rock.

Common combinations

bend the hosel

The fitter will bend the hosel to adjust the club lie.

hosel length

Hosel length can affect how the club looks at address.

hosel adjustment

The driver has a hosel adjustment to change the loft.

crack in the hosel

A crack in the hosel makes a club unsafe.

Synonyms and how they differ

socket

Socket is a general word for any hole that holds a part, while hosel is only used for golf clubs.

neck

Neck is sometimes used loosely for the same part, but hosel names it precisely.

Word family

hosel noun

the singular form

clubhead noun

the striking part of a golf club that contains the hosel

shaft noun

the long rod that fits into the hosel

Commonly confused: hosels or hostel?

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