ARMAGH CRICKET CLUB ACADEMY - Our Complete Cricket Glossary
An A-Z Guide to Cricket Terms, Skills, Positions, Equipment and Match Terminology
Armagh Cricket Club Academy: Our Complete Cricket Glossary
An A-Z Guide to Cricket Terms, Skills, Positions, and Match Terminology
Cricket has one of the richest and most unique vocabularies in the world of sport. For a newcomer, a junior parent, or even an improving player, hearing terms like “silly point,” “googly,” or “diamond duck” out in the middle can feel like listening to a completely foreign language.
At Armagh Cricket Club Academy, we believe that understanding the language of cricket is a vital part of becoming a confident participant in the game. It makes the sport more enjoyable, more accessible, and much easier to follow whether you are training in our nets, watching from the boundaries, or playing in the heat of battle on match days at The Mall.
Use this alphabetical A-Z directory to quickly look up any terms, skills, or fielding positions you encounter throughout your academy training.
Quick Reference Index
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
A
Accumulated Fatigue: Fatigue that builds up over weeks when sleep, nutrition, and rest between matches and training sessions are insufficient. Distinct from physical or mental fatigue experienced within a single session.
All-Rounder: A highly valued player who contributes significantly to the team with both bat and ball.
Appeal: A loud, formal request made by the fielding side (“Howzat?!”) asking the umpire to decide whether a batter is out.
Arm Ball: A clever delivery bowled by a finger-spinner that travels straight on with the arm trajectory rather than turning off the pitch.
Attacking Field: A tactical field placement deploying close catchers (like slips or short leg) designed primarily to create wicket-taking opportunities.
B
Back Foot Punch: A compact, controlled shot played off the back foot against a short of a length delivery outside off stump, directing the ball firmly through the off side without a full swing. A safer alternative to the cut shot when the ball is not wide enough to cut properly.
Back Foot Shot: A batting stroke executed by shifting the body weight onto the back foot, typically played to handle shorter, bouncing deliveries.
Bail: One of the two small wooden pieces that rest horizontally across the top of the three stumps.
Batter: The player currently attempting to score runs and protect their wickets for the batting team.
Beamer: An illegal, dangerous delivery that reaches the batter above waist height without bouncing off the pitch surface. It results in an automatic no-ball call by the umpire.
Biomechanics: The study of how the body moves during sporting actions. In cricket, understanding bowling biomechanics helps develop safe, efficient, and repeatable actions that reduce injury risk.
Boundary: The designated outer edge of the playing field. A shot hitting or crossing the rope along the grass scores four runs; clearing it completely in the air scores six.
Bouncer: A aggressive, short-pitched delivery that rises sharply out of the pitch towards the batter’s chest or head height.
Bowling Crease: The marked white line on the pitch associated with the bowler’s delivery stride and legal foot alignment.
Bowling Partnership: The combined tactical effort of two bowlers operating simultaneously from both ends of the pitch, applying coordinated pressure rather than bowling in isolation.
Bowling Trap: A pre-planned sequence of deliveries designed to exploit a specific weakness in a batter’s technique or footwork, with the wicket-taking delivery typically arriving on the third or fourth ball of the sequence.
Bye: Runs scored when the ball passes the batter and wicketkeeper without making physical contact with either the bat or the body.
C
Captain: The on-field leader of the team responsible for managing bowling changes, setting tactical fields, and driving team temperament.
Carrying the Bat: A rare and exceptional feat where an opening batter remains not out at the crease through an entire completed team innings.
Catch: A fundamental dismissal completed when a member of the fielding side catches a struck ball cleanly before it touches the grass.
Century: An elite milestone achieved when an individual batter scores 100 runs or more in a single innings.
Continuous Rotation: A junior fielding rule where fielders move clockwise to a new position after every over, ensuring no player is left isolated in one area of the field for the entire match.
Cover: A prominent infield position on the off side, located roughly at a 45-degree angle to the batter.
Cover Drive: A classic, vertical front-foot shot played with a high elbow to strike a full delivery cleanly through the cover region.
Crease: The system of white lines marked on the pitch that define the safe operational zones for both batters and bowlers.
Cutter: A delivery where a fast-medium bowler rolls their fingers down the side of the ball at release (off-cutter or leg-cutter) to cause the ball to change direction off the turf rather than swing through the air.
D
Dead Ball: A phase where the ball is no longer considered active or in play by the umpire (e.g., after lodging in the keeper’s gloves).
Dead Ball (Batting context): When a batter deliberately kills the ball by dropping it softly at their feet with no intent to score, typically to disrupt the bowler's rhythm or protect a tailender from receiving the next delivery.
Death Bowling: The specialist skill of bowling the final overs of a limited-overs innings, typically overs 17-20 in T20 cricket, requiring a specific repertoire of yorkers, slower balls, and wide variations to restrict scoring.
Declaration: When a captain voluntarily closes their team’s batting innings before all wickets have fallen, typically to force a result in multi-day cricket.
Deep Field: The outer ring of the ground consisting of fielding positions located close to the boundary rope.
Diamond Duck: A highly frustrating dismissal where a batter is run out or dismissed without facing a single legal delivery.
Dip: The sudden, unexpected drop of a flighted spin delivery out of the air. Batters frequently misjudge the length of the delivery as a result.
DLS Method (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern): The official mathematical system used by Cricket Ireland and most major cricket organisations to calculate fair revised targets in limited-overs matches interrupted by weather or other delays. Named after its three developers - Frank Duckworth, Tony Lewis, and Steven Stern.
Dot Ball: A legal delivery from which the batting side scores absolutely zero runs, building immense scoreboard pressure. In T20 cricket, consecutive dot balls build scoreboard pressure rapidly and can fundamentally shift the momentum of an innings.
Drift: The lateral movement of a spinning ball through the air before it reaches the pitch, caused by the rapid revolutions of spin. It deceives the batter before the ball even lands.
Duck: A dismissal where a batter is out for a score of zero runs.
E
Economy Rate: The average number of runs a bowler concedes per over across a match or spell. In T20 cricket, an economy rate below 7 runs per over is considered highly disciplined; above 10 runs per over represents significant pressure on the bowling side.
Edge: An accidental contact where the ball clips the thin side or top of the bat (“a nick”) rather than striking the clean middle face.
End: One of the two operational bases of the cricket pitch, often named after a pavilion, church tower, or local landmark to define where a bowler runs in from.
Extras: Penalty or bonus runs awarded to the batting side (such as wides, no-balls, byes, or leg-byes) that are not credited to an individual batter.
F
Fielder: Any member of the active defensive team operating on the grass out in the middle.
Fine Leg: A boundary fielding position located deep behind square on the leg side of the batter.
Finisher: A specialist batting role, typically filled by a middle or lower-middle order batter, whose primary responsibility is to accelerate the scoring rate during the death overs and guide the team to victory under intense pressure.
Five Environmental Factors: The Armagh CC framework for pre-over game assessment - scoreboard, over clock, conditions, opposition profile, and team strengths - used to make informed tactical decisions before every over.
Flight: A spin bowler's skill of tossing the ball higher into the air to disrupt the batter's depth perception and timing, encouraging mistimed attacking shots.
Flipper: An advanced wrist-spin variation where the ball is squeezed out of the fingers to skid low and straight through the crease with minimal turn.
Follow-On: A tactical rule in multi-day cricket where a team that bats first bowls again immediately if the opposition fails to hit a specific run threshold.
Follow-Through: The controlled continuation of a bowler's action after releasing the ball. A proper follow-through protects the body, maintains balance, and improves consistency.
Front Foot Shot: A batting stroke played by decisively transferring the body weight forward onto the front leg, typically to attack full deliveries.
Full Toss: A legal delivery that reaches the batter in the air without bouncing off the pitch surface.
G
The "Gate": The physical gap between a batter's bat face and their protective pads. Bowlers aim to spin or seam the ball cleanly through this gap to secure a bowled dismissal ("bowled through the gate").
Gather: The moment just before a bowler's delivery stride where the body becomes upright, compact, and aligned with the target. A strong gather is essential for accuracy and balance. See the Bowling Masterclass for a full explanation of the four stages of the bowling action.
Googly: A leg-spinner’s elite variation delivery that looks like a standard leg-break but spins unpredictably inward towards a right-handed batter.
Golden Area: See Good Length. The optimal zone (4-7 metres from the stumps) where a delivery creates maximum doubt in the batter's mind over whether to play forward or back.
Golden Duck: A dismissal where a batter is out for zero runs on the very first ball they face.
Good Length: The optimal target area (“The Red Zone”) where a delivery pitches, creating maximum doubt over whether the batter should play forward or back.
Ground Reaction Force: The upward force generated through the ground when a batter plants their feet firmly during a power shot. Harnessing ground reaction force correctly is a key component of generating maximum bat speed without sacrificing balance.
Grounded / Grounding the Bat: The physical action of sliding your bat face completely past the crease line flat onto the turf. This ensures you are legally safe from a run-out or stumping dismissal.
Gully: A specialised catching position in the close cordon, located square of the slips on the off side.
H
Half Volley: An over-pitched delivery that bounces close enough to the batter’s stance to invite a hard, front-foot drive right at the pitch of the ball.
Hard Hands: The opposite of soft hands. Playing with hard hands means pushing or driving at the ball with firm, tense hands and arms, increasing the risk of a carrying edge to the slip cordon. A common cause of dismissal against swing and seam bowling.
Hat-Trick: An incredible bowling feat where a single bowler takes three wickets from three consecutive deliveries in the same match.
Helmet: Highly essential protective headgear worn by batters and close catchers to eliminate impact injury risks.
Hip & Shoulder Separation: A key biomechanical principle in fast bowling where the hips rotate open just before the upper body follows through, creating explosive rotational power through the kinetic chain.
Hook Shot: An advanced, horizontal-bat attacking stroke played against a short-pitched bouncer around head height, pulling the ball behind square leg.
I
Inside Edge: When the ball clips the inner edge of the bat face, often deflecting dangerously close to the stumps, pads, or leg-side fielders.
Innings: A team’s or individual player’s allocated turn to bat or bowl during a match.
Innings Clock: The concept of managing a batting innings in distinct phases - survival, accumulation, and control - rather than approaching every ball with the same mindset regardless of the match situation.
Inswinger: A fast delivery that curves laterally through the air towards the body and stumps of a right-handed batter.
J
Junior Cricket: Age-group formats (under-11s, under-13s, etc.) designed for younger players, utilising lighter balls and modified pitch lengths to learn the game safely.
K
Keeper: The standard, informal club term for the specialised wicketkeeper standing directly behind the stumps.
Kinetic Chain: The sequence of connected body movements in a bowling action where energy is transferred efficiently from the feet, through the legs, hips, torso, and finally the arm and wrist to generate pace or spin.
Kinetic Sequencing: The coordinated transfer of power through the body during a batting shot, initiated from the feet and legs, flowing through the hips and torso, and finishing with the hands and wrists at the point of contact. Correct kinetic sequencing produces maximum power with minimum effort.
Knock: A common cricket idiom used to describe an individual batting innings or a notable score (“he played a brilliant knock”).
L
LBW (Leg Before Wicket): A standard method of dismissal where the umpire judges that the ball has struck the batter’s protective pads when it otherwise would have gone on to crash into the stumps.
The Leave: A deliberately chosen decision by a batter not to play at a delivery, typically one passing wide of off stump that poses no threat to the wicket. For opening batters in particular, a well-judged leave is considered a positive and attacking act rather than a passive one.
Leg Break: A wrist-spinner’s stock delivery that spins laterally away from a right-handed batter’s body.
Leg Bye: Runs scored when a delivery strikes the batter’s protective pads or body instead of the bat, provided they were actively attempting a shot or trying to evade the ball.
Leg Cutter: A fast-medium delivery where the bowler rolls their fingers down the leg side of the seam at release, causing the ball to cut away from a right-handed batter off the pitch.
Leg Slip: A highly specialised catching position deployed close in behind the batter’s hip on the leg side.
Line and Length: The ultimate measure of bowling discipline. "Line" refers to the lateral direction of the ball (e.g., off-stump), and "length" refers to the distance down the pitch where the ball bounces.
Long-Off: A deep outfield boundary position located straight down the ground behind the bowler on the off side.
Long-On: A deep outfield boundary position located straight down the ground behind the bowler on the leg side.
M
Maiden Over: A perfect over of six legal deliveries where the bowler concedes absolutely zero runs from the bat or from wides/no-balls.
Match Awareness: The proactive ability to read the current state of a cricket match and make calculated tactical decisions based on that assessment, rather than simply reacting to events as they occur.
Micro-Target: A mental strategy used by batters when chasing a large total, breaking the overall target down into small, manageable goals - such as a 10-run partnership or winning the current over - rather than focusing on the full required score.
Mid-Off: An infield position located straight down the ground on the off side, relatively close to the bowler’s run-up.
Mid-On: An infield position located straight down the ground on the leg side, relatively close to the bowler’s run-up.
Mid-Wicket: A key infield position located at an angle midway between square leg and mid-on.
Momentum: The psychological and tactical advantage gained by one side during a cricket match, typically triggered by a wicket, boundary, outstanding fielding moment, or maiden over. Momentum can shift rapidly, particularly in T20 cricket.
N
Nets: The standard club term for structured practice and coaching sessions conducted inside enclosed training lanes.
No Ball: An illegal delivery called by the umpire (usually for a front-foot line overstep or an dangerous high full toss). It awards one extra run to the opposition and grants a penalty free-hit on the next ball in short formats.
Non-Striker: The secondary batter who is currently stationed at the bowler’s end of the pitch, waiting to run.
O
Off Break: A finger-spinner’s stock delivery that spins laterally into the body of a right-handed batter.
Off Cutter: A fast-medium delivery where the bowler rolls their fingers down the off side of the seam at release, causing the ball to cut back into a right-handed batter off the pitch.
Off Side: The half of the cricket field that sits in front of the batter’s bat face when taking their natural guard (the right-hand side for a right-handed batter).
Off Stump Awareness: A batter's developed instinct for knowing exactly where their off stump is at all times, allowing them to confidently leave wide deliveries without playing at them. Considered one of the most important skills an opening batter can develop.
Opening Batter: One of the first two specialist batters who walk out to face the dangerous swinging new ball at the start of an innings.
Outswinger: A fast delivery that moves laterally through the air away from the bat face of a right-handed batter.
Over: A structural block of six consecutive, legal deliveries bowled from one end of the pitch.
Overhead Conditions: The atmospheric conditions at the time of play, including cloud cover, humidity, and wind direction. Overcast, humid conditions typically assist swing bowling significantly.
P
Pairs Cricket: A junior cricket format where batters play in pairs for a set number of overs rather than leaving the field when dismissed. Every player bats, bowls, and fields an equal amount, ensuring full participation and maximum development time for all players.
Par Score: In a DLS-affected match, the par score is the exact number of runs the chasing team should have scored at any given point in their innings to be considered perfectly level with the team batting first. Being one run ahead of par when a match is called off is sufficient to win.
Partnership: The cumulative number of runs scored while a specific pair of batters remain together at the crease before a dismissal occurs. In the context of lower-order batting, a partnership between an established batter and a tailender often requires careful strike management by the senior player to shield the tailender from the most dangerous bowling.
Partnership Awareness: The tactical understanding between two batters at the crease — including strike management, communication, risk assessment, and the shared responsibility of protecting each other's wickets.
Pitch: The central, 22-yard rectangular strip of prepared clay and grass turf between the two sets of wickets where the bowling and batting happens.
Point: A critical inner-ring fielding position located square on the off side, directly in line with the batter’s popping crease.
Powerplay: A specific period of overs in limited-overs matches where strict fielding restrictions apply, meaning fewer fielders are allowed in the deep outfield. The powerplay creates the greatest tension between risk and reward in T20 cricket - fielding restrictions offer batters significant scoring opportunities but also maximum exposure to early dismissal.
Pre-meditation: A death-batting technique where the batter decides their shot one delivery in advance based on field placement and bowler reading, rather than reacting purely to the ball. Considered a strength rather than a weakness at the highest level of short-format cricket.
Process Goals: Goals that focus entirely on actions within a player's control - such as watching the ball, maintaining seam position, or communicating clearly - rather than outcomes like scores or wickets. Considered more effective for managing pressure than outcome goals.
Psychological Safety: The environment created within a team where players feel safe to ask questions, make mistakes, and express themselves without fear of ridicule or harsh criticism. Considered essential for the development of young and emerging cricketers.
Pull Shot: An attacking cross-bat stroke played from the back foot against a short ball, dispatching it horizontally through the mid-wicket or square-leg boundary.
Q
Quick Single: A lightning-fast, highly coordinated single run taken through soft-hands placement and sharp, decisive running calls.
R
RAMP Protocol: A structured warm-up framework standing for Raise, Activate, Mobilise, and Prepare. Used by cricketers of all levels to prepare the body safely and effectively before training sessions and matches.
Range Hitting: The advanced batting skill of being able to score boundaries to multiple areas of the field - straight, off side, and leg side - making a finisher's intentions impossible for the opposition captain to predict or set a field against.
Required Run Rate: The number of runs per over a batting side must score from the current point in their innings to win the match. A rising required run rate creates increasing pressure and typically forces higher-risk shot selection.
Resources (DLS): The combined scoring potential available to a batting team at any point in a limited-overs innings, calculated as a percentage based on both the overs remaining and the wickets in hand. Each team begins their innings with 100% of their resources.
Reverse Sweep: An innovative, advanced short-format stroke where the batter reverses their hands on the handle to sweep the ball past the point region. Typically used against spin bowling to disrupt pre-set field placements, scoring through the point or third man region. A high-risk shot recommended only for experienced batters who have fully mastered the standard sweep.
Revolutions: The speed and frequency of spin applied to the ball at release by a spin bowler. Higher revolutions create more drift, dip, and turn off the pitch.
Risk Assessment: The instant pre-shot calculation a batter makes to weigh the potential reward of a stroke against its probability of failure given the current match situation, field placement, and bowler's intentions.
Run Out: A dismissal achieved when the fielding team breaks the stumps with the ball while a running batter is physically outside their crease line.
Run Rate: The average number of runs a batting side scores per over across an innings.
Run-Up: The controlled approach a bowler makes toward the crease before delivery. A smooth, rhythmic run-up creates momentum, consistency, and balance at the point of release.
S
Scoreboard Pressure: The psychological weight created by a high required run rate, a low team total, or a high number of consecutive dot balls. Scoreboard pressure frequently forces batters into poor shot selection and bowlers into loose deliveries.
Seam: The raised, primary stitched ridge wrapped around the middle of the cricket ball that causes unpredictable deviation when it impacts the pitch.
Seam Presentation: The art of delivering the ball with the seam in a perfectly upright, vertical position. Consistent seam presentation gives the ball its greatest opportunity to swing through the air or deviate off the pitch.
Servant Leadership: A leadership philosophy where the leader prioritises the needs of the team above their own. In cricket, this includes assisting with kit, supporting quieter teammates, and putting collective success before individual recognition.
Silly Mid-Off / Silly Mid-On: Close-catching positions inside the inner ring located incredibly close to the batter on either side of the pitch. They require maximum bravery and protective helmets.
Silly Point: An ultra-close catching position located dangerously close to the batter’s blade on the off side, requiring immense courage.
Single: One individual run safely completed by the two batters crossing ends.
Six: A maximum scoring shot where the ball clears the boundary rope cleanly without touching the grass.
Slip: A high-probability catching position located in a staggered cordon directly behind the wicketkeeper to catch thick edges.
Slog Sweep: An aggressive, high-risk aerial stroke where a batter treats a good-length delivery like a spin sweep, clearing their front leg to loft the ball high over the mid-wicket boundary fence.
Slower Ball: A deliberate change of pace delivery by a fast or medium bowler, disguised within a normal action, designed to disrupt the batter's timing and cause a mistimed shot.
Soft Hands: The batting technique of relaxing the grip - particularly the bottom hand - when playing defensive shots against swing or seam bowling. Soft hands absorb the impact of an edge, causing the ball to drop safely short of the slip cordon rather than carrying through to a fielder.
Square Leg: An inner-ring fielding position located perfectly square with the batter’s crease on the leg side.
Stock Ball: A bowler's primary, most reliable and regularly bowled delivery - the one they trust most under pressure before introducing variations.
Strike Rotation: The skill of consistently finding singles and twos to keep the scoreboard moving, swap ends regularly, and prevent any single bowler from settling into a sustained spell against one batter. Particularly important against quality spin bowling in the middle overs. In T20 cricket, consistent strike rotation of one or two runs per over can be as tactically valuable as hitting boundaries, particularly during the middle overs when boundaries become harder to score.
Stumping: A lightning dismissal executed by the wicketkeeper, who cleanly removes the bails while a batter is stepped out of their safe crease line without making physical contact with the ball.
Sweet Spot: The optimal contact zone on the face of the bat, located roughly two thirds of the way up from the toe of the bat. Striking the ball on the sweet spot produces maximum power and control with minimum vibration through the handle.
Sweep Shot: A front-foot horizontal bat stroke played primarily against spin bowling, where the batter gets low and sweeps the ball through the fine leg or square leg region. The sweep family includes the standard sweep, the slog sweep, and the advanced reverse sweep.
Swing Bowling: The elite skill of angling and polishing a ball to make it curve laterally through the air before it even touches the turf pitch.
T
Tactical Bowling Script: A pre-planned sequence of two or three deliveries designed by a bowler before beginning their over, based on observation of the batter's footwork, scoring preferences, and technical weaknesses.
Tailender: A lower-order batter (typically numbers 9, 10, and 11) who are selected primarily for their bowling or keeping skills rather than their batting.
Target (Revised): In a rain-affected limited-overs match, the revised target is the score calculated by the DLS method that the chasing team must exceed to win, replacing the original target set by the team batting first.
Third Man: A boundary fielding position located deep behind the slip cordon on the off-side boundary.
Top Spinner: A wrist-spin variation where the bowler rips their fingers directly over the top of the ball, generating steep bounce and a sharp, sudden drop in trajectory.
The Toss: The pre-match coin flip conducted by the two captains to decide who wins the choice to bat or field first. The toss decision is the captain's first tactical choice of the match, typically based on pitch conditions, overhead conditions, and the relative strengths of each team's batting and bowling attacks.
Trigger Movement: A small, pre-delivery movement made by a batter just as the bowler enters their delivery stride, designed to transfer weight and set the body in motion ready to react quickly. Common trigger movements include a small back-and-across movement or a subtle forward press.
Twenty20 (T20): A highly explosive, fast-paced match format where each side faces a strict maximum of 20 overs. T20 cricket requires a specific tactical skillset distinct from longer formats - powerplay aggression, middle-over consolidation, and death-phase execution are the three phases every T20 player must understand and master.
U
Umpire: The official on-field adjudicators responsible for enforcing the Laws of Cricket, managing match safety, and making final decisions.
V
"The V": The high-percentage target scoring zone directly straight down the ground, stretching between mid-off and mid-on. Youth coaches heavily encourage playing through the V early in an innings to build confidence.
Variation: A delivery (like a slower ball, cutter, or googly) that a bowler uses to intentionally break their standard rhythm and deceive the batter.
Vertical Bat: A batting technique where the face of the bat is presented in a straight, upright plane during front foot drives and defensive shots, as opposed to a horizontal or angled bat face. Vertical bat play is considered the foundation of correct technique for all young batters.
W
Wagon Wheel: A highly effective graphical chart that tracks and visualises exactly where an individual batter has hit their runs across the field.
Wicket: A multi-meaning cricket word that can define the three stumps, an individual dismissal, or the condition of the pitch turf itself.
Wicketkeeper: The highly specialised defensive fielder who stands directly behind the stumps wearing gloves and pads.
Wide: An illegal delivery judged by the umpire to be too far away from the batter’s reach to be played fairly, penalising the bowling side one extra run.
Wobble Seam: A fast bowling delivery where the ball is released with the seam in an irregular, tumbling position rather than the upright vertical presentation used in conventional seam bowling. Rather than swinging through the air, the wobble seam creates unpredictable deviation off the pitch surface - left, right, or straight - making it extremely difficult for the batter to read or play with confidence. Particularly effective in T20 cricket where conventional line and length can become predictable. (Thanks WS)
Workload Management: The careful monitoring and control of how much bowling a player does across training and matches. Particularly critical for young bowlers whose bodies are still developing, to prevent stress injuries.
Wrist Position: The alignment and angle of the bowling wrist at the point of release. Strong, consistent wrist position is essential for both seam presentation in fast bowling and generating revolutions in spin bowling.
X
X-Factor Player: A modern sporting idiom used to describe an exceptionally gifted or unpredictable player who can swing a match on its head single-handedly.
Y
Yorker: A highly lethal delivery that pitches perfectly at the batter’s toes or the very base of the stumps, designed to crash under a vertical downswing.
Z
Zooter: An advanced, rare spin variation delivery that skids incredibly low and straight off the pitch surface with little to no turn.
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