What does 'タメを作る' mean?


What does 'タメを作る' mean?

What exactly is being 'made/created'?

What is a 'タメ'(as I understand, is being used as a noun here)?

I see the phrase frequently being used in the context of sport, such as

'スイング中タメを作る方法' (how to create a タメ during your swing?) or

'タメを作るエクササイズ' (exercises for creating a タメ?)

is this phrase strictly a sports term or is it also used in non sports
contexts?

I found a post on japanese yahoo answers where a person asks the exact same
question in the context of
soccer.(<http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1353818073>)
The OP thinks it means '味方の上がりを待つこと？', and people are saying that's mostly
correct. However this leaves me even more confused. 'Waiting for your allies
to advance'? I'm perplexed.




From what I understand, it's all about coordination, either between the
players of a team or even between your body parts. In football you want to
attack together with your team, so if you're a bit ahead of your allies, you
slow down and try to keep the ball to yourself while they're getting closer,
and that's when you make a タメ. In golf you want to move your body in a way
that maximizes the strength of your hit, and for that you have to start moving
your arm slightly later than the rest of your body, so you do a タメ with your
arm. Something like that?

