overswing
Too much backswing
To overswing is to swing too hard or too far, especially in golf or baseball, sacrificing control for power: He overswung and topped the ball into the rough.
The noun overswing describes this fault in technique.
Figuratively, overswing can mean overcorrecting or going too far in any direction: The market overswung in response to the news.
Exceed one's capacity
- overdoExceed reasonable limits
- overextendExceed one's limits
- overcompensateExceed necessary correction
- overpowerDefeat by superior force
overrotate · too hard · too far · loss of control · overcorrection · excessive force · overhit
Poorly struck shot
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- miscueFailed stroke
- miscalculationError in estimation
- toppedExceeded or crowned
loss of balance · skulled · chunked · whiffed · duffed · flubbed · yanked · pulled
Completing what you began
- slicePortion cut off
- hookCurved catching device
- driverVehicle operator
- tempoRate of musical performance
tee shot · fairway · iron · grip · stance · clubhead · shanked · driving range
Lacking stable equilibrium
- unstableProne to sudden change
- wobblyTending to teeter
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
- falling awayGradual decline or departure
swaying · lunging · over-rotation · weight shift · off-center · overcommitted
overreach
Exceed one's capacity
- overdoExceed reasonable limits
- overextendExceed one's limits
- overcompensateExceed necessary correction
overpower · overrotate · too hard · too far · loss of control · overcorrection · excessive force · overhit
mishit
Poorly struck shot
- misjudgmentFaulty evaluation of something
- miscueFailed stroke
- miscalculationError in estimation
loss of balance · topped · skulled · chunked · whiffed · duffed · flubbed · yanked · pulled
follow-through
Completing what you began
tempo · tee shot · fairway · iron · grip · stance · clubhead · shanked · driving range · hip rotation
off-balance
Lacking stable equilibrium
falling away · swaying · lunging · over-rotation · weight shift · off-center · overcommitted