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"Fore" is another word for "ahead" as in a ship's fore and aft.
The British Golf Museum also surmises that the term evolved from "forecaddie."
A forecaddie is a person who accompanies a group around the golf course, often going forward to be in a position to pinpoint the locations of the groups' shots. If a member of the group hit an errant shot, the thinking goes, they may have alerted the forecaddie by yelling out the term. It was eventually shorted to just "fore."
A popular theory is that the term has a military origin. In warfare of the 17th and 18th century (a time period when golf was really taking hold in Britain), infantry advanced in formation while artillery batteries fired from behind, over their heads. An artilleryman about to fire would yell "beware before," alerting nearby infantrymen to drop to the ground to avoid the shells screaming overhead. So when golfers misfired and send their missiles - golf balls - screaming off target, "beware before" became shortened to "fore."
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How did people get hit by golf balls?
People get hit by golf ball because they don't pay attention to their surroundings on the golf course. And the person that hit them didn't yell "FORE!" (:
Why do golfers yell fore?
It's another way of saying "watch out" According to the site about.com: Fore" is another word for "ahead" (think of a ship's fore and aft). Yelling "fore" is simply a shorter way to yell "watch out ahead" (or "watch out before"). It allows golfers to be forewarned, in other words.
The word fore in golf mean?
Look out
Why say four in golf?
It is 'fore' not 'four' - meaning afore - watch out afore.
How do you say golf in German?
golf = der Golf golf = das Golfspiel golfing (game) = das Golf gulf (geolog.) = der Golf to golf = golfen | golfte, gegolft to golf = Golf spielen to play golf (game) = Golf spielen
Why do you yell fore in golf?
Golfers yell 'FORE' to let other players know that a ball is heading in their direction and that they should duck.
What do you yell if you hit a golf ball towards someone?
Fore.
What do golf players yell when the golf ball is in the air?
Fore, it they think it will hit someone.
How do you warn other players of an approaching ball in golf?
yell "FORE" as loud as you can!
How did people get hit by golf balls?
People get hit by golf ball because they don't pay attention to their surroundings on the golf course. And the person that hit them didn't yell "FORE!" (:
Fore in golf?
This is a very important term in golf. A player must yell this when they have shanked a shot or see that their is a group of players in front of them that may be in the directed path of the ball.
What do golfers yell this as a warning?
Fore
How should you warn other players of an approaching ball in golf?
you should yell "Fore!" really loud so other players on the course can hear you
How should warn other players of an approaching ball in golf?
you should yell "Fore!" really loud so other players on the course can hear you
How do you put fore in a sentence?
Golfers have to yell "FORE" to warn the people. Hope I helped. :)
What do you shout in golf?
Fore
You say fore in what sport?
Golf.
