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[tongzilla]

Then, the whole purpose of this Start Down Shoulder Turn Thrust is to 'blast' the Left Arm off the chest during Release ...

Great post Yoda. Would you say it is the slowing down of the Pivot that allows the Left Arm to 'blast' off the chest?

[Yoda]

Great post Yoda. Would you say it is the slowing down of the Pivot that allows the Left Arm to 'blast' off the chest?

It is the Thrust of the Downstroke Right Shoulder Turn -- the cumulative act of the Pivot -- that 'blasts' the Left Arm off the chest, not the "slowing down" of the Pivot. The Right Shoulder is the 'last outpost' of the Pivot, and its work is done when it has reached its maximum speed. Thereafter, along with the rest of the Body, it continues to Lead, but the torch has been passed to the Power Package (the Arms and Hands, their Loading and the Clubhead Lag).

But remember...

Pivot Lag, just as the Clubhead Lag, is never Released.

Swinging (Momentum Transfer into the Left Arm and Club) or Hitting (Equal and Opposite Reaction for the driving Right Arm).

Release belongs to the Accumulators.

[lagster]

It is the Thrust of the Downstroke Right Shoulder Turn -- the cumulative act of the Pivot -- that 'blasts' the Left Arm off the chest, not the "slowing down" of the Pivot. The Right Shoulder is the 'last outpost' of the Pivot, and its work is done when it has reached its maximum speed. Thereafter, along with the rest of the Body, it continues to Lead, but the torch has been passed to the Power Package (the Arms and Hands, their Loading and the Clubhead Lag).

But remember...

Pivot Lag, just as the Clubhead Lag, is never Released.

Swinging (Momentum Transfer into the Left Arm and Club) or Hitting (Equal and Opposite Reaction for the driving Right Arm).

Release belongs to the Accumulators.

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So ideally the Left Arm is Blasted Off from 8-9(RELEASE) to 8-10(IMPACT), and is not CONNECTED at 8-10(IMPACT) on through to 8-12(FINISH)?

[lagster]

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So ideally the Left Arm is Blasted Off from 8-9(RELEASE) to 8-10(IMPACT), and is NOT CONNECTED at 8-10(IMPACT) on through to 8-12(FINISH)?

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Let's try again.

[Bagger Lance]

Lagster,

Must the release of the accumulators be sequenced such that they are spent as momentum transfer moves from the feet to the clubhead?
6-M-1 allows for overlap and much more.

Great subject.

Thanks,

Bagger

[Yoda]

So, ideally the Left Arm is Blasted Off from 8-9(RELEASE) to 8-10(IMPACT), and is not CONNECTED at 8-10(IMPACT) on through to 8-12(FINISH)?

Correct, Lagster. Pulled by the Hip Action, the Right Shoulder should be used to Load the Lag during Start Down. However, it is slow and cannot compete with the remaining Accumulators -- the Right Elbow, Left Wristcock and Left Hand Motion -- to crank up the Speed during Release.

[12 piece bucket]

It is the Thrust of the Downstroke Right Shoulder Turn -- the cumulative act of the Pivot -- that 'blasts' the Left Arm off the chest, not the "slowing down" of the Pivot. The Right Shoulder is the 'last outpost' of the Pivot, and its work is done when it has reached its maximum speed. Thereafter, along with the rest of the Body, it continues to Lead, but the torch has been passed to the Power Package (the Arms and Hands, their Loading and the Clubhead Lag).

But remember...

Pivot Lag, just as the Clubhead Lag, is never Released.

Swinging (Momentum Transfer into the Left Arm and Club) or Hitting (Equal and Opposite Reaction for the driving Right Arm).

Release belongs to the Accumulators.

The Blue Angel post was one of the best Collards posts of all time . . . and I have read an absolute ton of them lately too!

Question . . . I gotcha on the Right Shoulder loading #4. But what is the most effective way to crank the ole gyroscope? Via the ground e.g. Swinging from the Feet? Or just plain ole turning the Right Shoulder?

Thanks again for a super post!

B

[Yoda]

Question . . . I gotcha on the Right Shoulder loading #4. But what is the most effective way to crank the ole gyroscope? Via the ground e.g. Swinging from the Feet? Or just plain ole turning the Right Shoulder?

For Maximum Power, the Swing Radius must extend from the Sweetspot to the Feet.

Interestingly, throwing the Club past a Bending Left Wrist can result in an increase in Clubhead Speed (due to the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum). However, the shortened Radius -- it now ends at the Wrist -- decreases Effective Clubhead Mass (Length of Lever / 2-M-2).

Also, the Bending Wrist procedure forfeits Body Momentum Transfer and its resistance to Release and Impact Deceleration. Hence, Post-Impact (Ball Separation) Clubhead Speed -- and ultimate Ball Speed -- is in jeopardy.

Finally, without the Flat Left Wrist, there can be no Hinge Action. And without Hinge Action, precision Clubface and Ball Control evaporates.