Word info

wrist shot

Noun

Meaning

(ice hockey) A shot that involves using the arm muscles, predominantly the wrist, to propel the puck using the concave side of the blade.
That wrist shot completely fooled the defenders.

(golf) A short stroke usually played with an iron, from the wrist, without swinging the club over the shoulder.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The Kings controlled the puck in overtime before Kempe buried a wrist shot from the wrist circle at 1:58 for his 11th goal of the season and 100th career point. Source: Internet

The Bruins made it 2-0 early in the second period after Sean Kuraly took the puck away from Petry to start a 2-on-1 break with Pastrnak, who completed a hard wrist shot past a diving Price. Source: Internet

Crossman had two glorious chances nine minutes into the second, but Paddock stopped him on both - a partial breakaway and a glove save off a nice wrist shot. Source: Internet

Doty skated past a couple of tiring Tigers and fired a short wrist shot into the upper left corner. Source: Internet

Howe, assisted by his son Mark, sent a 30-foot wrist shot past goalie Mike Palmateer to give the Whalers their final goal of the evening. Source: Internet

The Varsity Reds retook the lead for good at 11:41 when Brace fired an innocent looking wrist shot that was deflected by something. Source: Internet

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