shot selection
Picking your play
Shot selection is the choice of which shot to attempt in sports, particularly basketball, golf, and tennis.
Good shot selection means taking high-percentage shots that match your skills and the situation: His shot selection improved when he stopped forcing contested threes.
Poor shot selection—taking low-probability shots or rushing—draws criticism from coaches and commentators.
The term implies strategic judgment, not just ability to execute.
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- timingArt of choosing moments
- quick releaseTool-free detachment system
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- court visionPlaymaker's spatial awareness
make · percentage · low risk · open · accuracy · aim · spatial awareness · passing lane · framing · risk assessment · offensive tactics · lighting · footwork · defensive play · follow-through · pull-up · perspective · depth of field
- Snookersnooker, cue, cue ball, pot, pocket
- film editingediting, film editing, cut, editor, splice
- Sports IQcourt vision, anticipation, positioning, spatial awareness, ball tracking
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- poolswimming pool, cue ball, object ball, pool table, pool cue
- cricketbatsman, bowler, wicket, bat, ball
shot selectionhacking
Infiltrating protected digital systems
flailing · spray and pray · swinging for the fences · reckless abandon · gunning