The feat was prodigious, requiring most of Third Army to swing sharply left while keeping the Saar front secure.
That helps to explain why the swing to the left was moderate.
Kaymer endured a frustrating 2012 after to make changes to his swing, an alteration which left his struggling for most of the year.
The momentary momentum swing, however, also left Pittsburgh without one of its key performers for a crucial power play at the start of the third period.
Put in to bat by India, openers Matt Prior (36) and Alastair Cook (40) made solid if unspectacular progress early on, with no great swing movement on offer for left-arm pacemen Zaheer Khan and RP Singh.
That left the hosts with just 33 overs to make that 168 to win at five and a half an over - and left-arm swing bowler James Tomlinson then made life even more uncomfortable when he took three quick wickets to reduce Lancashire to 17-3.
"We have felt for some time that we need to explore the left-arm swing variety to add an extra dimension to our attack and Lonwabo Tsotsobe made a good impression at the recent national camp we held in Kimberley, " said Craig Matthews, the acting convenor of selectors.
As troubling as his pandering to the left on trade is his swing to the right on taxes.
True, in bowling reverse swing from round the wicket, Pakistan left-armer Mohammad Amir did make life awkward in that right-handed batsmen can easily be drawn into playing at balls that they should be leaving.
The lefty outfielder was acquired before the 2010 season in the hopes that hitting coach Kevin Long could tweak his swing to both be more effective against left-handed pitchers, and to take advantage of the short right field fence at Yankee Stadium.
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Swing voters would see that the politics have finally left Washington and that the President is finally dealing with our problems in earnest.
That looks rash as well as unfair: in America, the workers who would be thus left to their own devices fall disproportionately in swing electoral states such as Michigan, Ohio and Florida.
Lee was getting some reverse swing and appears to have cemented his place in the pace attack alongside left-armer Mitchell Johnson.
But Bollinger got enough reverse swing to force Sammy to edge to slip, and with five balls left in the day Sulieman Benn top-edged a pull to mid-on to give Johnson his fourth wicket of the day and seventh of the match.
The early start, at 1030 BST, may have helped Brunt find swing, and she was quick to cash in, bowling the dangerous left-hander Aimee Watkins (scorer of an unbeaten 89 in the semi-finals), and then adding the wickets of Lucy Doolan - caught behind attempting a paddle-sweep - and Rachel Priest, who was caught and bowled.
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Zhirkov, back in full swing after a brief spell with his head bandaged, then surged down the left and forced a shot that was well kept out by Jaaskelainen.
To accompany the solid and experienced Umar Gul, they have the nippy, slingy Aizaz Cheema, plus left-armers Junaid Khan and Wahab Riaz, who can extract swing, in particular the reverse variety.
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Like the great left-handed hitter Ted Williams before him, Bonds simply refused to swing at a pitch he felt he could not turn into something useful.
When Lewry trapped nightwatchman Steve Patterson lbw with some more full-length in-swing, Yorkshire had lost three wickets for six runs in three overs - and left them needing all the help they could get from Durham against Kent on day two.
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That, and two failed court appeals, has left the ruling party out of the race in Lazio, one of five potential swing regions.
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His last swing was a memorable one he hit an RBI double in the seventh inning at Olympic Stadium, left for a pinch-runner to a huge ovation from the home crowd and walked away after that 1-0 win over the Cubs.
Kerr's sidehill chip left her a long two-putt, and Pettersen's birdie created a two-shot swing and put her in front at -11.
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