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lob::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | return |
lob::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | actuation, propulsion |
Examples of lob
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For his third shot, Mickelson used his 60-degree lob wedge to pitch up the hill.
From the ocregister.com
The run grew to 14-4 when Kidd-Gilchrist fed a fast-break lob that Davis dunked.
From the kentucky.com
Djokovic is on the back foot and attempts a lob but it doesn't come off, 30-all.
From the guardian.co.uk
He hit a terrible lob wedge that spun off the green, then chipped in for birdie.
From the bostonherald.com
Gadhafi's tank-supported forces lob shells into Misrata from their encampments.
From the cnn.com
With McMahon committed to rushing off his line, Thomas timed his lob perfectly.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
Even the Jazz's patented inbounds play lob to Williams went awry in the fourth.
From the sltrib.com
Washington pitcher J.D. Martin led off with a lob wedge shot to shallow center.
From the washingtonpost.com
So without making a divot, Snedeker used a lob wedge and somehow knocked it in.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Propel in a high arc; "lob the tennis ball"
- The act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc
- Jacques Lob (19 August 1932 - 30 June 1990) was a French comic book creator, known for several Franco-Belgian comics creations, but most famously Superdupont.
- A lob in tennis is hitting the ball high and deep into the opponent's court. It can be used as an offensive or defensive weapon depending on the situation.
- A pass or stroke which arches high into the air; To throw or hit a ball into the air in a high arch; To throw; To put, place; To hit, kick, or throw a ball over another player in a game
- ("Lobs") Also knows as; "Straights", "Fools" or "Upball". A player, upon receiving the ball, hits the ball straight into another''s square, rather than hitting it into his own and then theirs. This rule is often turned on at the beginning of the game to make it interesting, and/or easier.
- A defensive shot used against high-speed balls, where the ball (usually with unpredictable spin) is returned very high in the air, causing difficulty in timing and technique
- A high defensive return of a smash. Usually done with topspin or sidespin.
- A stroke in tennis where the ball is lifted high above the net with the intention of it going over the opposing player in the case of him being close to the net, thus nearly guaranteeing the point
