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A shot with great height and little distance.
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a high-trajectory shot that lands on the putting green with little or no roll
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A short, high shot, usually played with a wedge, designed to land softly.
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A high, soft shot, generally played near the green with a high-lofted club or a wedge.
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A shot where the ball flies at a high trajectory with minimal distance. Usually used to hit over an obstacle.
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A deceptive, high arching shot that is intended to pass over the goalie's hands and under the crossbar.
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A high, soft shot, generally played near the green with a high-lofted wedge of some type (i.e., a lob wedge.)
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A shot that goes straight up and comes almost straight down with very little spin or forward momentum. Useful when there is not much green to play to
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A shot that goes almost straight up and comes almost straight down, most often used when the golfer has very little green to work with.
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Usually played with a wedge, it is a shot with a near vertical trajectory, with little to no forward role.
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A shot where the ball flies to maximum height and minimum distance, normally used to hit the ball from close range when trying to avoid an obstacle.
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Similar to the lob serve except that it is hit during a rally. A shot used frequently in the 1970s and went out of style with the advent of the faster and bouncier balls.
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