: a socket in the head of a golf club into which the shaft is inserted
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Going 8-over through three holes means multiple double bogeys or worse, and five shanks, where the ball rockets off the hosel, are enough to rattle any player's confidence.—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 Although somewhat unusual in design, the hosel in the ZERO line creates a conventional look at address.—Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 The hosel rocket ended up out of bounds, miles right of Royal Portrush's 17th fairway.—Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 21 July 2019 A conventional way to handle this situation is to have an open clubface and a setup with the hosel in line with the ball.—Southland Golf, Orange County Register, 1 Mar. 2017
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