Hurling Tactics Board: Are teams shooting more in order to control games? 

Clare shot 22 wides in last weekend's win over Waterford, but even if they weren't scoring did those shots help them smother Waterford's approach?

 

Last weekend's hurling games saw an average of 94 shots per match in the Leinster Championship and in the Clare versus Waterford Munster opener there were 84 shots. 

The drawn 2013 All-Ireland Final between Clare and Cork was seen as one of the most open and free-flowing games of hurling of the modern era — that game generated 69 shots.