pitch shot
- noun
- /pɪtʃ ʃɑt/
- Jargon
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golpe de aproximación
- To successfully land the ball on the green, you must execute a precise pitch shot that ascends gently into the air.
- hit a pitch shot
Examples
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She used a pitch shot to get the ball over the bunker and onto the green.
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A successful pitch shot can help save par in a difficult situation.
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With only 30 yards to the flag, he chose a pitch shot rather than a chip.
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He executed a perfect pitch shot to the green.
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The golfer practiced his pitch shots every afternoon.
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He practiced his pitch shot repeatedly to ensure it would land softly near the hole.
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During the lesson, the coach emphasized how a well-executed pitch shot can save strokes on the golf course.
Synonyms
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A short golf shot hit to land the ball on the putting green
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is clearly compositional in that 'pitch' + 'shot' signals a kind of shot, so a learner who knows both words can infer it's a specific type of sporting hit. However, the precise golf-specific sense — a short, high approach stroke that should land softly on the green — is specialist and not fully predictable from the general meanings of 'pitch' and 'shot', so prior exposure or domain knowledge is needed.
Etymology
Pitch shot comes from the verb pitch, which means to throw the ball high so it drops quickly, and shot, meaning the hit. The picture of a short, high pitch that 'lands softly' on the green is why a pitch shot means a high, short hit toward the hole that should stop near it.