#stroke__shot  (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "a good shot require good balance and tempo"; "he left me an almost impossible shot"
  supertype:  maneuver__manoeuvre__play  a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; "he made a great play"
  subtype:  break.stroke  the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool
  subtype:  carom__cannon  a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other
  subtype:  masse_shot__masseshot__masse  a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball
  subtype:  miscue  a faulty shot in billiards; the cue tip slips off the cue ball
  subtype:  cut.stroke  a stroke (in tennis or badminton or squash) that puts reverse spin on the ball; "cuts do not bother a good tennis player"
  subtype:  swipe  a sweeping stroke or blow
  subtype:  tennis_stroke__tennis_shot  the act of hitting a tennis ball with a tennis racket
     subtype:  return  a tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
        subtype:  forehand_stroke__forehand__forehand_shot  a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
        subtype:  backhand_stroke__backhand__backhand_shot  a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke
           subtype:  two-handed_backhand  a backhand shot made holding the racquet in both hands
        subtype:  chop_shot__chop  a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball
        subtype:  drive.return  a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
           subtype:  forehand_drive  hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
           subtype:  backhand_drive  a hard straight return made on the backhand side
        subtype:  volley  a tennis return made by hitting the ball before it bounces
        subtype:  ground_stroke  a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
        subtype:  half_volley  a tennis return made by hitting the ball immediately after it bounces
        subtype:  lob.return  an easy return of a tennis ball in a high arc
        subtype:  overhead.return__smash  a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
        subtype:  drop_shot__dink  a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net
        subtype:  passing_shot__passingshot  a tennis return that passes an opponent who has approached the net
     subtype:  serve__service  a stroke (in tennis or badminton or squash) that puts the ball in play; "his powerful serves won the game"
        subtype:  ace  a serve that the receiver is unable to reach
        subtype:  fault.serve  (tennis or badminton or squash) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
           subtype:  double_fault  (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
           subtype:  footfault  a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline
        subtype:  let__netball  a serve that strikes the net before falling into the receiver's court; the ball must be served again
  subtype:  baseball_swing__swing__cut  in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball"
  subtype:  golf_stroke__golf_shot__swing  the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it
     subtype:  downswing  a swing downward of a golf club
     subtype:  slice__fade__slicing  a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
     subtype:  hooking__hook__draw  a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer; "he tooks lessons to cure his hooking"
     subtype:  drive.golf_stroke__driving  hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced his drive out of bounds"
     subtype:  putt__putting  hitting a golf ball on the putting surface with a putter; "his putting let him down today"
     subtype:  approach_shot__approach  a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green; "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
        subtype:  chip_shot__chip  a low running approach shot
        subtype:  pitch_shot__pitchshot__pitch  a high approach shot in golf

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