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FER COURTE PORTEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Golf
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- short iron
1, record 1, English, short%20iron
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of iron that has the highest degree of loft and includes the 8-iron and the 9-iron. 2, record 1, English, - short%20iron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The closing hole is slightly uphill and bends from left to right. Players must avoid the long, deep fairway bunker down the right side of the tee, leaving a short iron into the green. 3, record 1, English, - short%20iron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The 1-iron, 2-iron, 3-iron, and 4-iron are considered long irons. The 5-iron, 6-iron, and 7-irons are medium irons, whereas the 8-iron and the 9-iron are short irons. The sand wedge, the pitching wedge, and the lob wedge are sometimes considered short irons as well. 2, record 1, English, - short%20iron
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Golf
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fer court
1, record 1, French, fer%20court
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de fer dont l'angle d'ouverture de la face est ouvert et qui comprend les nos 8 et 9. 2, record 1, French, - fer%20court
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avec les fers longs, rapprochez légèrement les pieds. Si vous utilisez un fer court, nécessitant un arc plus étroit, rapprochez vos pieds d'environ la moitié de la distance utilisée pour les bois. 3, record 1, French, - fer%20court
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il y a trois catégories de fers : les nos 1 à 4 sont les fers longs, les nos 5 à 7 sont les fers moyens et les nos 8 et 9 sont les fers courts. Certains cocheurs, c'est-à-dire le cocheur d'allée, le cocheur de sable et le cocheur de lob, sont parfois considérés comme étant des fers courts. 2, record 1, French, - fer%20court
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fer de courte portée
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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