snap shots

Noun

snap shot (plural snap shots)

1. A hard shot without much planning.
   • But the League One side's early endeavours brought only two well-struck but off-target free-kicks and a snap shot from Rickie Lambert.2011 January 29, Ian Hughes, “Southampton 1 - 2 Man Utd”, in BBC
2. (field hockey or ice hockey) A quick shot executed by moving the stick parallel to the ground and ending with a snap of the wrist.
   • The other maior shot is the snap shot. It is like a cousin of the wrist shot. It is a little faster than the wrist shot and requires less movement with the stick.2014, Chris Peters, Girls' Hockey, →ISBN, page 15
3. A shot taken quickly, without time for careful aiming.
   • Oh, i thought, a mistake, a bad one, a dumb one. i shouldn't have made the snap shot. i took a few more steps, looking for possible new blood from my hasty shot—fearing the worst—and found some.2010, Jay Cassell, Thomas McIntyre, The Best Hunting Stories Ever Told, →ISBN, page 474