slang for a play-it-safe club; a club that a golfer goes to when he decides that attempting a heroic shot is
not a good idea. The term is
sometimes used derisively, but often means, at base, that
the golfer has made a smart decision.
Rather than attempting to hit driver on a
tight hole with trouble all around the
fairway,
the golfer decides to hit 3-iron off the tee. The 3-iron is the "chicken stick."