pick corners
Aim for edges
Pick corners is to aim shots at the edges of a goal or target, where they're hardest to defend.
In hockey and soccer, a player who picks corners places the puck or ball precisely in the upper or lower corners of the net: He picked the corner with a perfect wrist shot.
The phrase implies accuracy and control rather than raw power.
- netFinal amount remaining
- side nettingNet flanking the goalmouth
- shotQuick liquor serving
- aimPurpose or direction
- crossbarHorizontal bar between uprights
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