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PRONUNCIATION OF APPROACH SHOT

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APPROACH SHOT

noun
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Approach shot is a noun.
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WHAT DOES APPROACH SHOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of approach shot in the English dictionary

The definition of approach shot in the dictionary is Also called: approach a shot made to or towards the green after a tee shot. Other definition of approach shot is a deep drive, usually hit with slice to keep the ball low, designed to enable the player to make an approach to the net.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APPROACH SHOT

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approachableness
approaching
approbate
approbate and reprobate
approbation
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appropinquate
appropinquation
appropinque
appropinquity

WORDS THAT END LIKE APPROACH SHOT

action shot
big shot
by a long shot
chip shot
drop shot
free shot
high-angle shot
lead shot
like a shot
long shot
low-angle shot
mug shot
pack shot
parting shot
penalty shot
pistol shot
rifle shot
shot
snap shot
to be a warning shot
tracking shot

Synonyms and antonyms of approach shot in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «approach shot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APPROACH SHOT

Find out the translation of approach shot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of approach shot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «approach shot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拍摄方法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tiro de acercamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

approach shot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दृष्टिकोण शॉट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نهج طلقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подход выстрел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tacada de aproximação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পদ্ধতি শট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coup d´approche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pendekatan ditembak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Annäherungsschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アプローチショット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어프로치 샷
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pendekatan ditembak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phương pháp bắn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணுகுமுறை ஷாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दृष्टिकोण शॉट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yaklaşma atış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

approccio tiro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podejście strzał
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підхід постріл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împușcat abordare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shot προσέγγιση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

benadering geskiet
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillvägagångssätt skott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tilnærming skudd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of approach shot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APPROACH SHOT»

The term «approach shot» is regularly used and occupies the 81.054 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APPROACH SHOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about approach shot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APPROACH SHOT»

Discover the use of approach shot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to approach shot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Coaching Tennis Technical and Tactical Skills
... to end the point with his next shot, either a winning volley or an overhead. To get into an ideal volley position, the player must hit the approach shot from a ball landing short in the court; he should be moving toward the net through the hit.
American Sport Education Program, Kirk Anderson
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Women's Tennis Tactics
AIMS To develop a planned approach shot; to understand how and when to use a planned approach shot. LEVEL All DESCRIPTION A short angle target and a deep line target are placed on the court. The coach starts the drill by giving the ...
Rob Antoun, 2007
3
The Tennis Drill Book
This drill helps develop the doubles low-ball and short-ball attack and defense, the approach shot, and the strategies of attacking the net by closing in or staying back to work the point. 0«s<ripti0ii This drill isolates the approach shot and helps  ...
Tina Hoskins, 2003
4
Game-Set-Match: A Tennis Guide
When a decision must be made either to attack the net or to retreat to the baseline, or when the player must go to the net, a modification of the groundstroke called an approach shot is called for. When it is determined that a player is going to hit ...
James Bryant, 2011
5
Coaching Youth Tennis
Midcourt skills include the approach shot, the drop shot, and the sharp-angled crosscourt shot. All midcourt skills can be hit on either the forehand or backhand side. Begin teaching midcourt skills to your players by teaching them how to play  ...
American Sport Education Program, 2008
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Championship Tennis
In terms of targets for the approach shot, depth is king. A deep approach provides valuable time for the player to establish an offensive position at the net while forcing opponents to defend from behind the baseline. This positioning often ...
Frank Giampaolo, 2013
7
Tennis: Steps to Success
Singles Tactics Drill 2 Approach-Shot Setups (two players) To practice placing approach shots down the line, have a partner stand at the baseline and feed 10 consecutive balls short and soft to either forecourt side (figure 9.9). Move forward  ...
Jim Brown, 2013
8
Tennis Mastery
Figure 56 Here Lleyton Hewitt attacks the net while moving forward to hit a low, slice approach shot. Note his left foot moving in behind the right foot. This will allow him to put weight on this back foot and continue gliding forward with little or no ...
David W. Smith, 2004
9
Tennis Skills & Drills
AggressiveApproach The aggressive version ofthe approach shot ishitwith the preferred groundstroke grip. An abbreviatedtakeback version could be hitwithgreater acceleration using the normal grip oragripmore towardtheEastern forehand ...
Joey Rive, Scott C. Williams, 2011
10
Golf: Steps to Success, 2E:
This should effectively take the fairway water hazards out of play and help you gain a short approach shot to a green surrounded by water hazards and a bunker . Hole 12 (figure 10.15l), par 3, 120 yards (110 meters). The front bunker guarding ...
Schempp, Paul G., Mattsson, Peter, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APPROACH SHOT»

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1
Lee victorious after Greenbrier play-off
Hearn was unlucky when his approach shot sailed off the green and into the bunker and he could only bogey to hand his opponent the initiative ... «RTE.ie, Jul 15»
2
Mcllroy suffers ankle injury ahead of British Open
Rory McIlroy likes what he sees after his approach shot during third round play at Quail Hollow Club, 16 May 2015. Photo: Jim Dedmo. «eNCA, Jul 15»
3
Danny Lee secures first PGA Tour title in Greenbrier Classic
Hearn was unlucky when his approach shot sailed off the green and into the bunker and he could only bogey to hand his opponent the initiative ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
GIRLS GOLF: Freshman leads Edwardsville to third place at Blast …
Alton senior Alyssa Gonzales takes an approach shot toward the ninth green Saturday afternoon at Rolling Hills Golf Course in Godfrey during ... «Alton Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Duke golfer Maguire 2nd at ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters
On her approach shot into the 18th green, she hit her ball over the green and into the bunker. Maguire had a great shot out of the trap, but ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
6
Ratliff wins rain-shortened ETA
The 16th hole was the turning point when York hit her approach shot to within two feet of the pin while Sullivan, who plays at Milligan College, ... «Johnson City Press, Jul 15»
7
Rohanna finishes fifth at Tullymore Classic
Kisner birdied the 18th three times in the first four rounds, but he went over the green in the playoff and left his approach shot in the rough. «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
8
Austrian Weisberger claims third European Tour title
... in control of matters and ended in a blaze of glory by holing a 15ft birdie putt on the last green after a glorious drive and approach shot. «Today's Golfer, Jul 15»
9
Wiesberger beats Kaymer to win French Open for the first time
And an approach shot that found the water on the 18th dropped Kaymer to fourth, behind England's James Morrison, who finished up in second ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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David Lingmerth: Lingmerth falls short in bid for second title
The birdie at the fifth, the result of an approach shot from 129 yards to seven inches, and the circle at the sixth, the result of a 40'3" roll that ... «Rotoworld.com, Jul 15»

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