1. A golf club with a short shaft and a steep face, used for short approach shots (now largely obsolete).
Usage: archaic; golf

1. Resembling or characteristic of a baffy; having a steep angle or short reach.
Usage: rare; golf

Examples

• The golfer selected a baffy for the approach shot to the green.
• In vintage golf equipment collections, you may find a baffy alongside other antique clubs.
• The baffy club was popular in early twentieth-century golf before modern club designs emerged.
• He used a baffy-like swing to loft the ball over the bunker.