Posterchild for Hitters - Stuart Appleby

[billmckinneygolf]

I'd call him a Hinger..HITTer with SWINGer characteristics.
When you see his MOTION, you should see a lot of the flow of
CF.
Hey Justin and everyone, Happy New Year.

[comdpa]

I'd call him a Hinger..HITTer with SWINGer characteristics.
When you see his MOTION, you should see a lot of the flow of
CF.
Hey Justin and everyone, Happy New Year.

Hey Billy and everyone, Happy New Year!

[12 piece bucket]

If you want to see Right Forearm Flying Wedge in action . . . this is it.

[Rhythm]

I have looked at his motion many times and could not discern whether it was hitting or swinging. I have always leaned towards swinging. It appears he uses horizontal hinging in his follow through. Or could he be swinging using an angled hinge. A swinger could assemble at the top also. I am still not sure. What else makes you think he is hitting, has he ever made a comment that he pushes? Sometimes it is hard to tell.

[comdpa]

I have looked at his motion many times and could not discern whether it was hitting or swinging. I have always leaned towards swinging. It appears he uses horizontal hinging in his follow through. Or could he be swinging using an angled hinge. A swinger could assemble at the top also. I am still not sure. What else makes you think he is hitting, has he ever made a comment that he pushes? Sometimes it is hard to tell.

In the fifth frame of the sequence it is readily apparent that his elbow is in a "down and at the side" position.

Yes, hinge action does not differentiate between hitting and swinging (10-19-0.

In frame 2 Backstroke 8-5, the face is in an angled hinge position.

In frame 4 Top 8-6, it is clear that angled hinging is employed.

Again, at Followthrough 8-11, one can see the angled hinge that is employed.

Also he is using a single wrist action per 10-18-C. The left wrist cocks due to the bending of the right elbow per 7-3, but there is no independent turning of the left wrist to the face of the plane as a true swinger would employ with his standard wrist action of 10-18-A and 4-D-0.

[EdZ]

I have looked at his motion many times and could not discern whether it was hitting or swinging. I have always leaned towards swinging. It appears he uses horizontal hinging in his follow through. Or could he be swinging using an angled hinge. A swinger could assemble at the top also. I am still not sure. What else makes you think he is hitting, has he ever made a comment that he pushes? Sometimes it is hard to tell.

A hitter's alignments with the Rhythm of a swinger

A truly 'solid' combination. Some of the absolute best motions are those which it is hard to tell if they are swingers or hitters.

He appears to me to be a hitter with a wonderful sense of 'smooth and heavy motion'.

To be a swinger, he would need a 'longer gear train' to get CF flowing. If he were to have the pivot motion of someone like VJ, he'd hook it every time, or have to hold off the clubface, because CF would take over.

The fact that his right foot is still fairly flat through impact is a good sign that CF is not the primary force at play, because to use CF you need more rotation than seen here IMO.

Thanks for such wonderful photos Annikan, this is one of the best 'models' for folks to study IMO. The smooth tempo of the swinger, and the alignments of the hitter.

Does anyone know if he is able to use a more square clubface at address? I would think the tempo he uses would be a good compensation for the fade tendency of the angled hinge which might allow a more square clubface at address.

[Rob2197]

A hitter's alignments with the Rhythm of a swinger

A truly 'solid' combination. Some of the absolute best motions are those which it is hard to tell if they are swingers or hitters.

He appears to me to be a hitter with a wonderful sense of 'smooth and heavy motion'.

To be a swinger, he would need a 'longer gear train' to get CF flowing. If he were to have the pivot motion of someone like VJ, he'd hook it every time, or have to hold off the clubface, because CF would take over.

The fact that his right foot is still fairly flat through impact is a good sign that CF is not the primary force at play, because to use CF you need more rotation than seen here IMO.

Thanks for such wonderful photos Annikan, this is one of the best 'models' for folks to study IMO. The smooth tempo of the swinger, and the alignments of the hitter.

Does anyone know if he is able to use a more square clubface at address? I would think the tempo he uses would be a good compensation for the fade tendency of the angled hinge which might allow a more square clubface at address.

I totally agree - this is what my untrained eye sees also. A powerful hitter with that sweet, swinger's tempo. In an earlier post, I mentioned that I thought that right foot had a lot to do with it. Also, like EdZ says - the backswing isn't complete enough for CF to really load like it should. He also appears to be square-square in the classic hitter's guide lines.

Rob

[alex_chung]

I can't see the pics either. Strange.
Alex

[bray]

Does anyone have a sequence with Appleby hitting a driver??

I think it would be interesting to see in contrast to the sequence posted in this thread. I have seen pics of Appleby hitting driver recently, and although I don't have any to post. I do believe he is still hitting, however he does take driver to end instead of top.

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B-Ray

[YodasLuke]

If you want to see Right Forearm Flying Wedge in action . . . this is it.

Amen, brother.... keep preaching!
I like looking at the pictures this way:
address, impact, address, impact, address, impact, address, impact, address, impact, address, impact. Kinda cool.