[Yoda]

Just to clarify, Homer assumes the flail begins at the left shoulder joint?
If so, how does he account for the shoulder line in the physics of the flail?
It could be argued that the flail begins in the RIGHT shoulder at the other
extreme, and that the downward thrust of the right shoulder is the 'driving
force'.

But in either of those cases, there is no STABLE CENTER for the flail to be
fixed to, unless it is the point in the center of the shoulder line, and the
flail of force, the first 'link' in the flail is not a body part, but a line
in 3 dimensional space from the center of the shoulder line to PP1 - in which
case both arms straight past impact is EXACTLY when the true flail of force
is again in line.

I remain open to being convinced otherwise, but your statement of:

-- is dependent upon (and therefore determined by) the Shoulder-To-Ball Angle
of the Left Arm Flying Wedge at Impact Fix.

Would seem to support my position of 'hugging' the 'first link' of the flail,
as would the added benefit of ensuring the ball is long, long gone before
true throw away could occur. All of the impact conditions Homer described
would still hold true, but this removes the question of:

However, in practice, the actual angle to the Plane Line -- the Forward Lean
-- is dependent upon (and therefore determined by) the Shoulder-To-Ball Angle
of the Left Arm Flying Wedge at Impact Fix.

In other words, it is the hands to shoulder line relationship, the hands
(PP1) moving around the fixed center between the shoulders/base of the neck.

I'm not trying to discredit Homer, or anyone else, just trying to understand
something that doesn't add up about the left shoulder being the begining of
the flail - the lack of a stable center to create true rotational force


Thanks - EdZ

My answers have assumed the Scientific Principles and Terminology of The
Golfing Machine and are correct within that context.


Though I hoped otherwise, I suspected a hidden agenda in your line of
questioning and am not surprised to see it surface. If you wish to redefine
the Flail (and you apparently do) as an ethereal 'line in
three-dimensional space' connecting the Center of the Shoulder Turn to the #1
Pressure Point -- or from the Right Foot to the #3 Pressure Point, for that
matter -- then be my guest. My only request is that, in the future, please
inform me of any non-TGM compliant personal definitions in advance of
an extensive discussion and not in arrears.