draw shot

draw shot

n.
A billiards shot in which the cue ball is struck below center so that it draws back from the object ball after impact.
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To prove how dangerous this is, in the early days of fast draw with live ammunition more than a few who were quicker on the trigger than on the draw shot themselves in the leg.
With a stronger left hand and the longer left thumb, it is easier to hit that nice little right-to-left draw shot you envisioned.
Team Mouat made it to the quarter finals thanks to their draw shot average and were joined by domestic rivals Teams Hare and Marshall but Teams Brewster and Bryce were somewhat surprising casualties in the group stage, highlighting the quality playing in this year's event.
The swing is made flatter by the slope meaning the player will naturally hit more of a draw shot. * When the ball is below the feet the swing becomes more upright producing a left to right flight for right-handers and the opposite for left-handers.
Pauline attempted to draw shot with her last bowl but just ran through meaning Amy had won the title.
When he came to play his last stone in the ninth end, Norway's Ulsrud was facing three British stones already spread around the house and this situation forced him into a draw shot to score just one point and retake the lead at 5-4.
The layout is very basic in design, although I did fancy the second hole, a sharp dogleg left that requires you to hit a controlled draw shot off the tee.
The swing is made flatter by the slope, meaning the player will naturally hit more of a draw shot.
And he made no mistake when his superb draw shot beat all of the opposing counters to leave his rink with a single and 30-12 win to clinch Middlesex's overall victory.
Pompey were trading at 1.27 to beat Arsenal on Betfair after in-form hotshot Matt Taylor fired home a second goal just after half-time, while Arsenal hit 26 and the draw shot out to 6.
Fletch gets me deliberately playing a draw shot, for bending it left to right around tree.