niblick shot

noun

A shot traversing a short distance that requires the use of a sand wedge, typically taken from a bunker.

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nounniblick shot (plural niblick shots)

plural niblick shots

  1. datedgolfA shot traversing a short distance that requires the use of a sand wedge, typically taken from a bunker.

    The feeling of satisfaction when one hits a good drive is different from that attendant on hitting a good niblick shot; and both are quite different from that attendant on writing a good sentence or doing a good dive.

    1958–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition), chapter i: “Types of Explanation in Psychological Theories”, page 25
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