Per the Basic Motion Curriculum in 12-5-1 #17, the Right Forearm must fan (as it does when you clap your hands) and consequently the Right Elbow must bend almost immediately into the Start-Up. Otherwise, you will find yourself locked into a very un-geometric Body Turn Takeaway.
I am still trying to figure this out. I agree that the right elbow bends per the magic of the right forearm, however, if I stand in address position (without a club) and clap my hands per Yoda's drill for initial start-up, I do not think there is any way for me to bend my elbow, without breaking my arm in the middle!!! At impact fix, the pit (inside of my right/trail elbow) is facing somewhat skyward. If I start to bend my elbow, the feel is that my hands and club will come straight over my right shoulder. Now, as stated in the book (not sure on the reference) that the shoulders should only turn enough to keep the club on plane....with this concept I would feel as though I must start turning my shoulders (focus on it) immediately, or else my swing will feel like the old superstition of throwing salt over my shoulder....is this right???
FL-John[/b]
FL-John,
That 'salt over the shoulder' Backstroke would be very un-golflike indeed. And any'Un-golflike' motion is a sure tipoff that the action is not born of TheGolfing Machine.
The Right Forearm Pickup must, of course, take the Sweetspot Up, Back and In --the Three Dimensional On Plane Start Up per 2-F -- and not Off Plane as youhave described. If you Clear your Right Hip and properly Trace the StraightPlane Line, you should have no trouble at all making this very natural motion.
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