[hcw]

One definition of Extensor Action is-- "extension without tension". This is referring to LEFT ARM tension.

There has been some discussion whether there should even be any RIGHT ARM tension, especially when employing a Pure swinging Machine....
What do you think?

i understand "Extensor Action" as something acting on the lead arm to keep it (mostly) extended/straight rather than flexed/bent-at-elbow...does that sound right?...lagster, am I correct in thinking that by "tension" you are meaning stiff/tense/contracted muscles?...now you can keep your lead arm extended/straight by getting it that way (eg letting it hang down straight) and then making all the muscles in your lead arm stiff/tense/contracted, but you can also keep it that way by continued pulling action of the trail arm during the BS (caused by stiffening/tensing/contracting of the trail arm biceps and deltoids mostly, i think) , which is what i believe is advocated by master yoda...now at some point at the top/end i guess this has to change and different muscles take over stiffening/tensing/contracting for the DS and which ones do i think depends on whether you are swinging or hitting...back to tension, if your arm muscles are totally stiff/tense/contracted (think squeezing the club as hard as possible and trying to pull the grip apart) then you aren't going to be able to use those muscles on the BS b/c they are already maximally stiff/tense/contracted and the only way to move the club is twisting/tilting your torso and shoulders...if you don't relax them for the DS, then it's going to be all body driven, stiff, ugly, and not very powerful i think...anyway, my point is that you need stiffening/tensing/contracting of various muscles, followed by those relaxing and others then stiffening/tensing/contracting but i don't think any constant totally stiff/tense/contracted muscle is a good idea...

-hcw