trickshot
Pool hall showmanship
A trickshot is a skillful or improbable shot in sports, gaming, or video content—one that requires unusual technique or luck: He sank a trickshot from halfcourt, a compilation of pool trickshots.
In gaming, trickshots often involve acrobatic moves before firing: hitting a 360 no-scope trickshot.
Also spelled trick shot.
Team sport with hoops
- poolCollective fund or basin
- billiardsCue-and-ball table game
- golfClub-and-ball course sport
- soccerField sport with goals
bottle flip · ping pong · frisbee · bowling · darts · hockey · snooker · cornhole
Purpose or direction
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- bullseyeExact center target
target · cue · ricochet · spin · english · deflection · geometry · rebound
Spreading quickly online
- highlight reelEdited best-of footage
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
amazement · showmanship · celebration · slow-motion · replay · compilation · epic · legendary
Repeated work toward mastery
- masteryComplete skill or control
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
expertise · proficiency · talent · training · repetition · muscle memory · discipline · patience
basketball
Team sport with hoops
soccer · bottle flip · ping pong · frisbee · bowling · darts · hockey · snooker · cornhole · beer pong
aim
Purpose or direction
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
bullseye · target · cue · ricochet · spin · english · deflection · geometry · rebound · arc
viral
Spreading quickly online
- highlight reelEdited best-of footage
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
applause · amazement · showmanship · celebration · slow-motion · replay · compilation · epic · legendary · impossible
practice
Repeated work toward mastery
- masteryComplete skill or control
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
dexterity · expertise · proficiency · talent · training · repetition · muscle memory · discipline · patience · knack