The Top location for a Swinger is The End.
All players reach the Top, which can either be the Top (for Hitter) or the End (Swinger).
Now I have a similar question:
For a Swinger performing Basic or Acquired motion (chip or pitch), should they feel the quarter point turn even though the hands are no where near the End?
Now, the reason Yoda gives for the feel of quarter point turn is because of the effect of gravity and momentum of the club as it approaches horizontal. If this is the only reason, then the swinger should not feel this quarter point rotation to the top of the shaft when doing chips or pitches.
However, could the mere act of longitundinally accelerating the club (i.e. Drag Loading) also rotate this pressure point from the aft to the top of the shaft?
The Swinger typically uses Standard Wrist Action to Turn and Cock the Left Wrist on the Backstroke and Uncock and Roll it during Release. Also, in full Strokes, he tends toward a longer Backstroke (End) wherein the Club travels past the Top (of the Line Delivery Path). As he approaches the Top (of the End Backstroke), he will sense the Clubhead Lag Pressure begin to Load against the first knuckle of the Right Hand (and the Top of the Shaft). This Loading is completed by Drag Loading during the Start Down.
Where the Top of the Stroke is not the End, i.e., it is either at the Top of the Line Delivery Path or at the Side (any point along the Path to the Top), he will feel the Lag Pressure Load against the first knuckle during the Start Down.
In both cases, this top-of-the-Shaft Pressure Point Loading ideally is replaced by a back-of-the-Shaft Loading as the Release Swivel begins the Rotation of the Hands into Impact.
The Swinger (who employs Centrifugal Throw-Out Action to drive the Club) may choose to use Single Wrist Action instead of Standard. However, unless using a true Single Action (10-18-C-3) wherein the Left Wrist remains vertical to the ground at all times (as in the Turning Shoulder Plane of 10-6-D), the Pressure Point Pressure must not be allowed to Rotate to the Top of the Shaft. Hence, he should be aware of the relative incompatibility of the End Backstroke and Drag Loading (as opposed to Drive Loading) when using this procedure.
Alternatively, the Swinger may use Special Wrist Action (10-18-F) wherein a Single Wrist Backstroke is followed by a Standard Wrist Action Downstroke (with its Top-of-the-Shaft Loading as discussed).
Hybrid Mode
