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basmith42
10-24-2008, 02:25 PM
ok.. so, what's an upshot?
I see it in the forums a lot and just can't seem to place the shot being described.

So- do me a favor and list your names for different shot types and situations. Help a brother out.
magictenor1
10-24-2008, 02:30 PM
Your approach shot to the basket, usually your 2nd shot. I actually call it an approach shot.
iDisc
10-24-2008, 10:47 PM
yea. what he said.
basically the shot between mid range and putting.(different distances for everyone)
nygfaninva
11-05-2008, 02:47 PM
I've never heard it called an upshot. Approach shot is teh term we use. You learn something new everyday.
sidewinding
11-05-2008, 03:50 PM
There are three types of approach shots.

1. Run it - This is when you aim at the chains and throw a line drive. You can get birdies this way but the downside is if you miss, the disc has a chance of going past the basket pretty far. This is a high risk high reward shot.

2. Lay up - This is when you try to land the disc as close to the basket as possible. You are not going for birdie but settling for par. This is a low risk low reward shot.

3. Upshot - This is when you throw a lay up but with a high loft so that the disc will have a chance to drop in the basket for a birdie but also stay close if you miss. This is a low risk high reward shot.
taxman
11-05-2008, 04:07 PM
an upshot for me has always been when i'm throwing an approach shot or a put and the basket is uphill from me.
garublador
11-05-2008, 04:44 PM
Upshot is synonymous with approach shot. Any other definitions are local vernacular.
ScottJB
11-23-2008, 02:09 AM
Upshot is synonymous with approach shot. Any other definitions are local vernacular.

Yep!
discinator
11-23-2008, 06:54 AM
Question answered but I wanted to get my 100th post:D
Donovan
11-23-2008, 09:26 AM
Question answered but I wanted to get my 100th post:D

LOL, well congrats on your Par status bro! LOL
discinator
11-24-2008, 01:15 AM
LOL, well congrats on your Par status bro! LOL

Thanks.
Donovan
11-24-2008, 07:18 AM
And here I thought an upshot was the trajectory and direction your up-chuck goes after you just threw your favorite disc in the lake? Man, you learn something new every day on this site. ;)