Check out the shot at 0:43 to see how beautiful gliding through the wave can be.

BBC: Stunning footage of one of Hawaii��s deadliest waves

After each shot, competitors use a telescope to check the position and value of their shot.

BBC: HOW FULL BORE EVENTS UNFOLD

But what often happens is that in the interest of getting a shot or exam done -- check!

CNN: How to talk to your kids' doctor

Head past the break for a shot of the A37 and then check out the links below for even more of both.

ENGADGET: Sony's Alpha A37 and NEX-F3 pose for the camera, reveal more angles, details

In the West Region semifinals, Arizona coach Sean Miller got extra time to set up a play after officials stopped the game to check the time on a 3-point shot by Ohio State's LaQuinton Ross.

WSJ: Officials facing dilemma with video review

But a simple pre-game check by Johnson would have yielded the fact that Burress shot himself in the right thigh, not the left.

WSJ: Jason Gay: Stevie Johnson's Controversial Interpretive Dance

Going off how the Celtics held them in check during the regular season, when Smith and Anthony shot just as poorly at 38% and 35%, it seems more like a norm than it does a coincidence.

WSJ: Of Course the Celtics Fought Back

This allows the user to check the framing accurately from corner to corner when composing a shot.

ENGADGET: Panasonic's $900 Lumix GH2 officially debuts: 16MP, 1080p movie mode, 3D interchangeable lens

There's no word on if Big Blue plans to share the discovery with chemical corporations, but it certainly sounds better than downing a shot of Purell every time we venture in for a check-up.

ENGADGET: Alt-week 1.26.13: quadruple DNA helixes, Byzantine mutants and battling hospital bugs

That was another sort of warning shot, say some hardline officials: that unless North Korea lets international inspectors in soon to check on its past plutonium dabbling, the whole agreement will unravel.

ECONOMIST: After yet another naval clash, talks are off, again