PRECISION AND ACCURACY SPORTS

Sports whose objective is to hit a target of various shapes and sizes (such as a pocket, hole, jack or bowling pin) using various means (such as a bow, firearm, billiard cue, ball or club).

archery

Sport that consists of using a bow to shoot an arrow as close as possible to the middle of a target set a fixed distance away.


shooting range	archer	compound bow

arrow

shotgun shooting

Sport that consists of shooting at a moving target using a shotgun; the gun is loaded with cartridges to destroy the target in flight.


shotgun	shooting range	trap machine

rifle shooting

Sport that consists of using a rifle to shoot projectiles at a target a given distance away; the goal is to hit the target’s center.


.22-caliber rifle	target	shooting positions

pistol shooting

Sport that consists of using a pistol to shoot projectiles at a target a given distance away; the goal is to hit the target’s center.

billiards

Games that are played on a special table; they use a cue to hit a cue ball either against two balls or to drive another into a pocket.


table	pool	carom billiards

English billiards	snooker	billiard cue

lawn bowling

Ball sport of British origin in which two opposing players or teams play on a green; balls (bowls) are thrown as close as possible to a target (jack).


green	bowls	bowling technique

petanque

Ball sport that originated in the south of France in which two opposing players or teams throw balls (bowls) as close as possible to a target (jack).


playing field	petanque bowl

bowling

Game of U.S. origin that consists of rolling a ball down a lane to knock down pins standing at the end.


bowling alley	setup	examples of pins

bowling ball

golf

Sport whose objective is to complete a set course by hitting a ball with a club; the player who uses the least number of strokes is the winner.


course	holes [1]	holes [2]

types of golf clubs	golf ball	iron [1]

iron [2]	wood [1]	wood [2]

electric golf cart	golf shoes

Sports & games