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Three-Point Shot: A field-goal attempt from outside the three-point line.

Shotgun Formation: Formation in which offensive team may line up at the start of a play. In this formation, the quarterback receives the snap 5-8 yards behind the center.

Shotgun: (also 'shotgun start') a method of starting a round of golf (usually, but not exclusively, a tournament) where a group starts on each hole at the sound of a shotgun, or simply at a specified time

Shot-Counter Shot (Shot-Reverse Shot): An editing principle of the continuity system that alternates shots, particularly in conversation scenes between two characters. It is a mainstay of the 180 rule and the continuity system.

Shotgun Method: Sequencing method that involves randomly sequenced cloned pieces of the genome, with no foreknowledge of where the piece originally came from. This can be contrasted with 'directed' strategi . . . View Full Definition

Shotmaker: 1. A golfer with a very high skill level and wide variety in terms of controlling trajectory, shape and distance on full shots

Slapshot: A slapshot is a hard shot, usually with a big wind up, wherein the player bends his stick on the ice and allows the energy stored in bending the stick to launch the puck forward.

Slap Shot: A shot in which the player raises his stick in a backswing, with his strong hand held low on the shaft and his other hand on the end as a pivot. Then as the stick comes down toward the puck, . . . View Full Definition

Shotmakers Course: 1. A golf course that tends to demand a wide variety of full shots in terms of controlling trajectory, shape and distance

Shot On Goal: A shot on goal is a shot that will enter the goal if it is not stopped by the goaltender. A shot on goal must result in either a goal or a save (shots that hit the pipes of the goal are not . . . View Full Definition