素(す)振(ぶ)り

すぶり
noun
practice swing; swinging drill
1. practice swing; swinging drill (bat, racket, sword)
Swinging a bat, racket, golf club, or sword through the air without hitting a ball or target, done to warm up or to drill proper form. Read すぶり.
バットで素(す)振(ぶ)りをする。
To take practice swings with a bat.
毎日(まいにち)百回(ひゃっかい)の素(す)振(ぶ)りを欠(か)かさない。
He never skips his hundred practice swings a day.
試合前(しあいまえ)に軽(かる)く素(す)振(ぶ)りをして体(からだ)をほぐした。
Before the game, he loosened up with a few light practice swings.

A sports term for swinging without a ball or opponent, used in baseball, tennis, golf, kendo, and more. Read すぶり; the same characters read そぶり mean 'manner, air, sign,' an unrelated word.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 素(す)振(ぶ)りをする: to take practice swings
  • 素(す)振(ぶ)り練習(れんしゅう): swing-drill practice
  • 千回(せんかい)の素(す)振(ぶ)り: a thousand practice swings

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 空(から)振(ぶ)り: a swing and a miss — swinging at a ball and missing it, not a practice swing
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