Long Shot

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Long Shot

Informal; an action involving high risk. A long shot may result in a significant gain but has a high likelihood of failing.
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Having warmed up with a few full shots, my expectation was that my nine o'clock swings would travel about half that distance but they were actually flying a good deal further than that.
It's time to add control to those shorter pitches
On stage you do the absolute best you can -your full shot, and hope that people appreciate it.
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You never play a full shot, it's all punches and three-quarter shots with no follow-through.
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Feet and hips are open to the target; stance is narrower than for a full shot.
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I would like a year out to give riding my full shot," he admits.
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Calculating shot volume to make sure your barrel has enough capacity may seem like a dull topic, but it will overcome the emotional experience that follows when you put a new mold into a machine and you find out there is not enough barrel capacity to make a full shot.
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Everything is in front of you, and if you are going to miss a shot it might cost you a half shot, not a full shot.
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After waiting nine years to hole a full shot on the Tour, it was Campbell's second such feat in 24 hours after also pitching in for an eagle on the fourth on Thursday.
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Then adjust transfer position again to make only the sprue and runner; and finally take a full shot as a purge.
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He could have gone all the way back, but that would have left him a full shot to the green again rather than a chip.
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His interpretation of a classic Lautrec was so ropy that viewers were denied a full shot of it in all its glory.
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I think this is the first time since then that I've holed a full shot,' said the Hampshire youngster, whose professional career started in nightmare fashion with 21 successive missed cuts.
GOLF Six birdies save Allan's blushes for Dutch lead
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