[innercityteacher]

BerntR,

I know you 'get' it, and I appreciate this and all your many valuable contributions to our site.

Further, I know I'm being 'picky' here.

But . . .

It is the ENTIRE Left Arm Flying Wedge -- the club AND left arm -- that 'hinges' from the left shoulder.

Not just the club.

Then again, that's the whole point.

We need to stop thinking of the 'club' and start thinking of the Machine and its controlling Structure. Through Impact, the Flat Left Wrist (executing one of its three Basic Feels) unites the Left Arm and Club. In so doing, it controls the Clubface (and its alignment) and the Clubshaft (and its in-line Rhythm with the left arm). And, also, the Clubhead and its in-line 'travel' (through Impact to the end of the Follow-Through / Both Arms Straight position).

Clubhead control -- Force (physics).

Clubface and Clubshaft control -- Alignments (geometry).

Force -- aligned -- becomes efficient.

And that's a good thing.

Keeping the machine intact, I was experimenting with my metal dowel and I felt it!

Let me back up. For several weeks I have been " RFT ing" and slowly dropping my back elbow down or rolling my structure down and Tracing the Baseline of the Plane. Yes, I was aware that I might be Swinging but I was confused by the Angle Hinge which was allowing me good power and great control.

Anyway, Etzwane was nice enough to challenge me to think of Arm Movements and not the club face as Hinge determinants. I became aware that I wasn't reallly driving the ball as a Hitter should, but taking a very small baby step or hip thrust and pulling PP # 4 with my front step, or driving # 4 with my hip thrust.

So I was either Swinging or 4 Barreling.

Anyway, I relaxed with my dowel (soft music, candle light, "dobedobedo... exchanging glances... wondering ... what were the chances ...") I tried to get the HIt thrust in my mind and saw Lynn's video where he explains how Mr. Fort switched from Swinging to Hitting. Lynn makes that "take up the slack move," a slight bump, and says you can DRIVE down all the way through...

I imitated Lynn's positions, and bumped and my # 3 PP said "Hello Big-Boy!"

I have played at Hitting for months and did not realize that the #3 PP is dynamically revealed ONLY WHEN WE ARE MOVING!

So the bump loads the # 3 PP and then you drive it out cross-plain down to China!

TO THE RANGE!!!


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