The phrase "addressing a ball" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in the context of sports, particularly golf, to refer to the act of preparing to hit the ball.
Example: "Before making the shot, he took a moment to focus on addressing the ball properly."
Alternatives: "preparing to hit the ball" or "getting ready to strike the ball".
We talk of a golfer addressing a ball – and he could hardly do so more expressively by pouring out a sonnet than in the way he puffs out his cheeks or chest.
For the two low head positions (i.e., positions H1 and H2), participants rested on their knees, while for the two high positions (i.e., positions H3 and H4), they stood as they would do when addressing a ball in order to putt.At the start of each trial, the pointer was automatically placed in a random orientation between 30° and 60° to either the right or left of the hole.
These descriptions provide a mechanism by which two interacting objects gain or lose energy— addressing why a ball thrown upward slows down as it rises, or why attracting magnets accelerate as they come together.
McIlroy's mood was not helped on the seventh green in the final round when the wind blew his ball as he was addressing a birdie putt, prompting a one-stroke penalty that resulted in a bogey six.
Cruden, who had landed three from four prior to that, took an age addressing the ball, prompting a few Irish backs to run at him, and when his kick skewed across goal at the last moment, referee Nigel Owens had no hesitation in ordering it to be retaken.
The golfers' diligence in enforcing rules more arcane than the typical N.F.L. infraction was driven home during the first round of the BMW Championship when McDowell turned a 66 into a 68 after owning up to having brushed a fallen leaf while addressing his ball in a bunker on the ninth hole at Crooked Stick Golf Club.
He stood over the tee, addressing his ball like a teacher admonishing a recalcitrant pupil, bending over it with his arms behind his back, cocking an eyebrow.
This paper addresses a design method of ball screws for high-precision feed drives of machine tools.
The viewfinder shows the outline of a golfer addressing the ball, so you need only place the video subject within those outlines.
Just as he was addressing the ball, however, a golf cart drove up; the driver said that an urgent telephone call had just come in from the White House.
He said Shadriah was standing directly behind a girl who was addressing the ball, and was struck in the head as the girl drew the club back.
