TGM Basic
 

Yoda put up a video clip of yours truly in TGM Basic, where you can see angled hinging in action as found in 12-1.

Thanks Mike O for your explanation of Pronation & Supination.
Your explanation certainly adds knowledge to my thinking.

On another forum you explained the procedure for 7-2. What
a great work. I was struggling with how to rotate the grip for
a hitter. You did just a tremendous job of explaining it. Not
to take up to much of your time, but setting the clubface a little
closed to the target line for hitting, do you do this before gripping
the club and just not move the ball ball back in the stance like you
would do for a hook.
Thanks again, Donn

Ted, Just looked at your swing in the movie section. I loved the comments section and your swing is really great. The last two
frams looked just like Hogan in the video of him at the Masters.
He was using a 9 Iron in one section but the left arm and his backpositions looked just like yours. Makes me believe that at times he was a hitter.
Thanks, Donn Kerby

Hoganlike...
 

I appreciate it. I've worked very hard to gain my impact alignments. I can't wait to hear the commentary on the front view...

Donn,
Yes, you would do it before gripping the club, with the shaft in the impact fix alignment, not the address alignment.

That said for basic practical purposes- you wouldn't close it while hitting unless you were fading the ball and didn't want that ball flight. Of course, hitting does have that fade tendency so if closing the blade at impact fix provides for a straight ball for you - and that's what you want, then great!

The only thing I wasn't quite clear on, in regards to your post was your comment "just not move the ball back in the stance like you would do for a hook"- you might want to clarfiy what you meant by that or just let it go if it's not that important.

Mike O.

Limp Left arm
 

YodasLuke, Is the limp left arm from takeaway to top so as to help
extensor action. Yoda repeats on his video while hitting, "right arm on plane, extend, extend". 6-B-1-D talks about the the full extension of
the left arm at all times. Yoda talks about stretching the left arm and
taking the slack out of the left side at the top. Your Video does not look
like a limp left arm. What am I missing.
Thanks Donn

Re: Limp Left arm
 

The only reason that my left arm looks so extended is that my right arm is trying to rip the left from its socket. In 12-3 you'll find Homer driving the point home...extensor action, extensor action, extensor action, extensor action, extensor action.

Extensor action creates the spoke for the wheel, or radius for the circle on the face of an inclined plane. It removes any neccessity for downward bobbing. It aids in the ability to keep the left wrist from arching or bending (clubface controll). It gives the machine a rigid structure that leads to repeatability (consistency). I know these things don't seem very important... RIGHT!!!??? :)

Re: Limp Left Arm
 

Ted, Thanks for the info. I guess the "Limp Left Arm" was a play on
words. Glad that you emphasized the extensor action. Somewhere
in the downswing or at the top the left arm would have to become
rigid to give the primary lever some structure. Can't push against a
limp rope or limp left arm. As Hogan said "one arm of the two always has to be straight to maintain the radius" I find your observation that
extensor action aids to keep the left wrist from arching to be very
informative. I will hit 500 ball today with the hitting thought.
Thanks again, Donn.

My problem has always been a limp left arm on takeaway. Im not sure if it was Yodasluke, and Im paraphrasing, but a tip I got was at impact fix PP1 would apply pressure to the left thumb and extend the left arm to the top, this is what I assumed was extensior action with the left arm basically straight and the top at shoulder height, hip bump and PP1 applying pressure going down and out. Is this right?

That's right. Keep it up!