According to traditional Catholic teaching, the moral value of a human act depends on its object, end and circumstances. The object is the direction of the act; it is what you chose to do.

The sins of my youth and the sins of my age, The sins of my body and the sins of my soul, The sins I have confessed and the sins I have forgotten, The sins against others in thought, word, and ...

For a small and shrinking tribe, this is a stroke that defines their love of the game. There is pride in playing the shot, even if there is no longer great gain.