backswing

noun

back·swing ˈbak-ˌswiŋ

: the movement of a club, racket, bat, or arm backward to a position from which the forward or downward swing is made

Examples of backswing in a Sentence

a golfer with a short backswing

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But the star rookie has plans to work on her backswing in the meantime. —

Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2024 Wind thrusts around the grandstand, one gust taking an umbrella, landing it on the ground and making a loud noise during Rose’s backswing. —

Brody Miller, The Athletic, 18 July 2024 Before members of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2024 posed for a group photograph, former Royals All-Star first baseman Eric Hosmer went into his backswing under the watchful eye of Tom Watson. —

Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024 Matthew Nathanael Salazar died after being struck in the head accidentally by a golf backswing. —

Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 14 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for backswing