The third push , the one with the lever vertical, was the most interesting. Sometimes a very fast swipe would not move the ball, seemingly moving right through the ball. Also the ball would sometimes fly up and back towards the lever allowing a volley from the front and more excitingly the equivalent of an overhead soccer kick from behind.
@ridgerunner Wow, interesting discovery! I never knew this before. I'll replay this level and see if this occurs (EDIT: It really did)