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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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like a butterfly with sore feet

Sports; Golf

A shot that lands very softly, usually because of high backspin or altitude/landing angle. Example: Jack's approach on the 15th at Augusta landed like a butterfly with sore feet.

blast shot

Sports; Golf

A shot that removes a large amount of sand or earth in addition to (hopefully) the ball, as might happen from a buried lie in a bunker. Example: A(n) explosion shot/explosion/blast ...

explosion shot

Sports; Golf

A shot that removes a large amount of sand or earth in addition (hopefully) to the ball, as from a buried lie in a bunker. Example: A(n) blast shot/explosion shot back into the ...

explosion shot

Sports; Golf

A shot that removes a large amount of sand or earth in addition to (hopefully) the ball, as might happen from a buried lie in a bunker. Example: A(n) explosion shot/explosion/blast ...

stony

Sports; Golf

A shot that stops close to the hole. Example: I just knew she was going to hit it stony/knock it stiff/stick it.

stoney

Sports; Golf

To put an approach shot close to the hole. Example: I just knew she was going to knock it stiff/stick it/hit it stoney.

blind shot

Sports; Golf

A shot where the intended landing area is not visible from the player's perspective. Example: Since Tomas had never played the course before he didn't know where to aim when he ...