单词 | overswing |
释义 | overswingn. 1. a. Golf. The action or practice of using excessive backswing or follow-through when swinging the club; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > golf > [noun] > movements swing-back1862 waggle1885 address1887 downswing1891 follow-through1891 overswing1902 soling1909 upswing1922 takeaway1957 1902 J. H. Taylor Taylor on Golf (1903) 235 The overswing is to be avoided; it will affect the accuracy of the stroke. 1926 Amer. Speech 1 632 Overswing, a common fault [in golf]. 1984 Golf Mag. (Nexis) Jan. 24 Try something that Hogan used to correct his overswing; put a handkerchief under your arm left arm. If you can swing without losing the handkerchief, you're compact. 1998 Guardian (Nexis) 9 Oct. 6 Daly, on the other hand, hits the ball as far, if not further, but it is done with a huge overswing and a flail at the ball. 2001 Sun (Nexis) 2 July I had one pupil who didn't believe he had a huge overswing until he saw the evidence on the screen. b. Gymnastics. A movement in which the body swings or turns over. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > gymnastics > [noun] > actions or positions vaulting1531 cross-step1728 still-vaulting1854 roll1858 trampolining1867 planche1878 handstand1890 rollover1891 trapezing1894 press1901 straddle1905 kip1909 upstart1909 headstand1915 round-off1917 neck-roll1920 undergrip1920 pike1928 swivel hips1943 thigh lift1949 overswing1955 shoulder stand1956 stand1956 floor exercise1957 squat1959 turnaround1959 salto1972 Tsukahara1972 1955 Simple Gymnastics (‘Know the Game’ Series) 22 Overswing vault—Take off both feet and spring high above the apparatus. Drop into the angle position with bent arms and head well back beyond the far edge of the apparatus. Keep the legs down while the hips fall forward. Then extend the hips and push hard with the hands. 1964 G. C. Kunzle Parallel Bars ii. 63 You can also do this overswing off one bar outwards. 1965 Trampolining (‘Know the Game’ Series) 43/2 A simple dismount is to walk to the end of the bed, drop into a knee bounce, place the hands on the end rail and perform an overswing on to the feet, in the same way as you would do an overswing over a box horse. 2. gen. The action or an act of swinging too far. Also in extended use: an excessive reversal or correction; an overreaction. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > swinging or oscillation of suspended body > excessive overswing1913 1913 Proc. Royal Soc. 1912–13 B. 86 367 The ‘lability’ of this length of artery has a very great effect, as is seen by the diminution of the systolic wave and the absence of ‘overswing’ secondary waves. 1921 Stud. Sept. 385 The overswing of a pendulum slipping from benevolent despotism of the priest into confiscation of church property. 1971 I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth x. 148/2 We can speculate that such an overswing would eventually correct itself. 1988 R. Lefever How to combat Alcoholism & Addiction (BNC) 47 After repeated use, there may be a negative overswing in mood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overswingv.ΚΠ OE Wærferð tr. Gregory Dialogues (Corpus Cambr.) (1900) iv. lvii. 344 Þæt huru æt his ænde seo biternes & hreowsung oferswunge & geþreade his mod for his agenre scylde. 2. intransitive. Sport (chiefly Golf and Baseball). To swing too hard when hitting a ball, employing excessive backswing or follow-through. ΚΠ 1909 Times 27 Apr. 16/2 The secret of not over swinging probably lies in the continuous control of the right hand. 1928 Daily Express 11 July 10/7 I have repeatedly noticed that when a golfer gives up the game for any length of time, and later returns to it, he invariably ‘over-swings’. 1977 R. Angell Five Seasons xi. 227 I kept thinking that any moment the sluggers of the Big Red Machine would stop overstriding and overswinging against such unintimidating deliveries. 2001 Capital (Annapolis, Maryland) (Nexis) 10 July d4 ‘I'm looking for the movement of a pitchers windup first and seeing how fast he gets the ball to the plate,’ Bowen said. ‘I can choke up for a quicker bat if he's fast, but don't want to overswing either.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1902v.OE |
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