Jump Shot

Jump shot or jumpshot may refer to:

  • Jump shot, in cue sports such as pool (pocket billiards), a shot in which the cue ball is intentionally jumped into the air to clear an obstacle (usually an object ball)
  • Jump shot (basketball), an attempt to score in basketball by jumping, usually straight up, and in mid-jump, propelling the ball in an arc into the basket, unlike a normal shot in which the player's feet stay on the ground
  • Jumpshot (musician), an American hip-hop & electronica musician based out of New York City.

Famous quotes containing the words jump and/or shot:

    “One is twice as willing to jump in after a person who has fallen into the water when there are people present who do not dare to do so.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “You know, it’s a savage country, really. That’s the second one they shot in twenty years. It’s uncivilized—shooting people of substance.”
    —David Webb Peoples, screenwriter. English Bob (Richard Harris)