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What is a backswing?

What is a backswing? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (sports) The preparatory stroke preceding that which produces contact with the target. Normally associated with sports using an implement such as a bat, club, racket or stick.
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Examples
The problem was not pain but the peculiar feeling of an unfamiliar grip, especially at the top of the backswing.
The ball has to stop at the top of the backswing and change directions to travel forward.
Chase lashed out with another quick kick, and I was left to watch in horror as the song spun around for a backswing kick to Chase's head.
I tend to lift up halfway into the backswing and then just slap at the ball.
When practicing pitches and chips, make sure the length of the follow-through matches the length of the backswing.
Over the putts, his backswing would become as long and wobbly as a jellied eel.

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