overrotation

Too much spin

Overrotation is turning or spinning too far past the intended position.

In gymnastics or diving, overrotation means completing too much rotation and landing awkwardly or falling.

The term extends to any domain where correction or adjustment goes past the mark: The company overrotated toward cost-cutting and damaged morale.

In business and politics, overrotation often describes reactive shifts that swing too far in the opposite direction.

strategic

overcorrection

Excessive corrective action

overadjustment · pivot · recalibration · swing · pendulum · rebalancing · backswing · whiplash · hypercorrection · knee-jerk

mechanical

spin

Rapid rotation around axis

  • torqueRotational force measurement
  • pivotPoint of rotation
  • axleShaft for wheel rotation

shaft · bearing · wheel · gear · angular · momentum · torsion · oversteer · calibration · steering

gymnastics

twist

Rotating motion or surprise

  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
  • dismountGet off something ridden

somersault · flip · layout · pike · tuck · handspring · vault · bars · beam · floor

Categories
Opposites
rotational magnitude

overrotationunderrotation

Incomplete aerial spin

stuck landing · stopped short · proper form

error type in rotational sports/movements

overrotationunderrotation

Incomplete aerial spin

coming up short · bailing

Family

over, rotation, rotate, rotated, rotating, rotates, rotator, rotators, rotational

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