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Definition: "Downswing" is the term for that part of the golf swing that occurs between the end of the backswing and the impact with the golf ball.

The downswing portion of the swing is easy to picture if you focus on the "down" part. In the backswing, the player is raising his hands and the club in an arcing, upward motion. That motion reaches the top, the club momentarily stops, and the player transitions into moving the club down toward the ball. That's the downswing.

Alternate Spellings: Down swing
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