Originally Posted by DOCW3
|
|
Trying to develop a question! In the interim, from 7-3, the right forearm position at the Top is different for Hitters and Swingers. What are the primary contributors? Also, is it correct that Top is hands at shoulder level?
|
7-3 makes reference to a different Right Elbow position for the Arc and Angle of Approach Procedures. You can Hit and use the Arc
or the Angle but Swinging you can
only use the Arc. The Arc and the Angle do not share the same Plane Line so to be precise its not just the Right Elbow position that differs! 2-J-3 is a big mess of worms.....hard to understand for a few thousand readings.
Yes, Top is
Right Shoulder High.
To answer your question very basically , your Right Forearm and therefore Elbow
support the loading action ......is in line with the direction of the loading action. Like a column supports the weight of a floor above it say. It back stops it, a very handy thing that'll inhibit off plane loading like say Nancy Lopez or Raymond Floyd.
Think of the Right Forearm as a support post at Top or End but then turning into an on plane extension of the clubshaft with all its added mass and leverage through impact!!
The #3 pp has two locations. One at the knuckle , on the top of the shaft , typically a swingers location for Loading as per 10-19-C Drag Loading. Here for the Right Forearm to act in a supporting role it must be in line with the loading of the Knuckle along the Top of the Shaft ie directly under the Top of the shaft at End. Vice versa for the Hitter who loads the First Joint in the Right Index Finger, the AFt of the Shaft and 10-19-A Drives Loads. Here the Right Forearm will be directly opposite or inline with the Loading of the Aft of the Shaft at Top.
So you can see that if you are in the
process of loading one or the other Pressure Point you'd best have your elbow positioned accordingly during the Backstroke. The elbow position is not merely a result of stopping at Top or End, its a geometric alignment in support of the loading action, what ever it may be.
Given the same Plane Line for both procedures you have two different Right Elbow Positions. One inline with the Top of the Shaft , one inline with the Aft. Both having corresponding #3pp locations and ideally a "c" shaped index finger ala Hogan's right hand grip. You need your knuckle on the top , your first joint on the aft. Especially if you Drag then Drive.
In the Royal and Ancient Golf Clubs museum at St Andrews they have bronze casts of the grips of Open winners past .............every one of them had this alignment to their right index finger.
Hogan even aligned his knuckle and first joint in a similar fashion, when tee'n up a ball! Coincidence?
Its weird how when you learn about the alignments you start seeing them everywhere. Or maybe Im crazy.
http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/a...d=128157826 7
http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/a...d=128157826 7