Parallel Stance: When the feet, ankles, knees, and legs are aligned directly under the hip joints, with the toes pointing forward. For most people, the inner borders of the big toes will be 4 to 6 inches apart in parallel stance.

 

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Parallel Stance: When the feet, ankles, knees, and legs are aligned directly under the hip joints, with the toes pointing forward. For most people, the inner borders of the big toes will be 4 to 6 inches apa . . . View Full Definition

Parallelism: Two or more expressions that share traits, whether metrical, lexical, figurative, or grammatical, and can take the form of a list.

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Past Parallel: Beyond the point where the club's shaft is horizontal, or parallel with the ground, at the top of the backswing

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