The act of steadily, but with confidence, lifting your heels up and rocking your weight from the ball of your feet and back to your heels again. Repeat this process, at the very least 4 times, while standing around with one male friend (minimum).
Yesterday, while smoking my pipe and doing (The) Gentlemans Lift, I had a fruitful conversation with one of my male acquaintances.
by Gustaf Sherman October 10, 2013
by Foggy Clue September 10, 2020
A Gentleman’s Lift is a golfing term and refers to when a ball lands in a difficult spot. The player can move the ball to a more favorable area without incurring a penalty stroke. One club length is the widely accepted distance the ball can be moved, although the distance can vary from player to player.
Mike: “Wow, what a brutal tee shot!! Why did I use my driver??? I never hit it straight!”
Jamie: “Why don’t you just take a Gentleman’s Lift?”
Mike: “What’s a Gentleman’s Lift?”
Jamie: “Pick up your ball from that terrible spot and move it to a better spot”
Mike: “But won’t I incur a penalty stroke for that?”
Jamie: “Not at all, that’s the beauty of a Gentleman’s Lift!”
Jamie: “Why don’t you just take a Gentleman’s Lift?”
Mike: “What’s a Gentleman’s Lift?”
Jamie: “Pick up your ball from that terrible spot and move it to a better spot”
Mike: “But won’t I incur a penalty stroke for that?”
Jamie: “Not at all, that’s the beauty of a Gentleman’s Lift!”
by Foggy Clue September 10, 2020
When your golf ball lands in a bad spot, so you move it to a better spot without incurring a penalty stroke.
Mike: “What a horrible tee shot, how am I going to hit it from there?”
Jamie: “Just use a Gentleman’s Lift”
Jamie: “Just use a Gentleman’s Lift”
by Foggy Clue September 10, 2020