: a golfer regarded for his or her ability to hit the ball squarely
The 26-year-old is a solid ball-striker and seems to have graduated from the same School of Cool as Retief Goosen, which is to say, nothing seems to excite or bother him very much.—Jason Sobel, ESPN.com, 2 Jan. 2011
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At 5 feet 8 inches, Damron drives the ball with surprising power, but he has been searching for more consistency in his ball-striking. —Clifton Brown, New York Times, 13 May 2001