trick shot
Pool hall showmanship
A trick shot is a difficult or showy shot in billiards, basketball, golf, or other games that demonstrates unusual skill rather than serving ordinary competitive purposes.
The term emphasizes spectacle over practicality—sinking a pool ball while blindfolded, or bouncing a basketball off multiple surfaces before it drops through the hoop.
He spent hours practicing trick shots for his YouTube channel.
In video games and action films, trick shot describes any improbable feat of marksmanship.
Unmarked billiard striker
side spin · carom · combination · cue stick · chalk · pocket · rail · snooker
Score at the horn
- hole-in-oneSingle-stroke completion
- bicycle kickOverhead athletic strike
- scorpion kickBackwards overhead kick
- no-look passAssist without watching recipient
alley-oop · viral · highlight reel · swish · curve ball · knuckleball
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- timingArt of choosing moments
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- repetitionAct of redoing
creativity · showmanship · flair · compilation · attempt · setup · angle · spin
cue ball
Unmarked billiard striker
follow · side spin · carom · combination · cue stick · chalk · pocket · rail · snooker · eight-ball
buzzer-beater
Score at the horn
- hole-in-oneSingle-stroke completion
- bicycle kickOverhead athletic strike
- scorpion kickBackwards overhead kick
no-look pass · alley-oop · viral · highlight reel · swish · curve ball · knuckleball
precision
Accuracy of measurement
repetition · creativity · showmanship · flair · compilation · attempt · setup · angle · spin · trajectory
- trick shotsbetween the legs, scorpion kick, bicycle kick, tweener, behind the back
- mini golfputter, golf ball, hole, putt, putting green
- Winning Movesmasterstroke, coup, winning move, checkmate, game-winner
- doublesdouble, doubles, twin, twins, duplicate
- online videosvlogs, vlog, tutorials, clips, YouTube video
- shotsgunshot, B-52, Jagerbomb, Kamikaze, lemon drop