hero shot
n.— «They get greedy. They don’t play smart. They try to hit what I call “hero shots” instead of smart shots. That means, they try to hit shots that, if they hit it 10 times, they might make it once.» —“Brian Yaniger’s Golf Tips” by Barbara Pash Jewish Times (Baltimore, Maryland) May 25, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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