practice rounds
Pre-competition trial shots
Practice rounds are attempts at something before the real thing counts.
In shooting sports, practice rounds are ammunition fired to warm up or calibrate aim before competition.
In golf, a practice round precedes tournament play.
More broadly, any trial run or rehearsal: Let's do a few practice rounds before we start keeping score.
- warmupPre-activity preparation
- drillsRepetitive training routines
- scrimmagePractice match with contact
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- dress rehearsalComplete practice performance
warm up swings · trial · mock · simulation · preparation · training · spring training · shooting · range · driving range · shooting range · target · qualifying · preliminaries · dry run · tryout · batting cage · free throws
- golfgolf, golf club, golf clubs, golf ball, golf balls
- naval gunnerynaval gun, cannons, gunnery drills, guns, naval guns
- moot courtmoot court, oral arguments, oral argument, legal briefs, petitioner
- Ryder CupTeam USA, singles matches, foursomes, fourball, trophy
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- tournamentstournament, tournaments, bracket, brackets, tournament brackets
practice roundsthe real thing
Authentic original version
match play · competition · qualifying rounds · elimination rounds · live rounds
practice roundsfinals
Concluding tests or matches
final round · elimination rounds · knockout rounds · qualifying rounds · medal round
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