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Backhand Shot: When a shot is taken with the back of the stick, and the shot is a reverse motion from the normal motion the player would typically use.

Squash Shot: A forehand or backhand shot typically hit on the run from a defensive position, either with slice, or from behind the player's stance.

Forehand Shot: This just means to shoot the puck in a forward motion. This is the most common way to shoot a puck in hockey. See also backhand shot.

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

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

Shot Clock: A clock that limits the time a team with the ball has to shoot it.

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: (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

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

Shot: 1. A stroke in golf and its result (assumes contact with the ball) 2. The act (past tense) of playing a stroke 3. Another way (past tense) to refer to one's score for a round of golf, or tournament