The feel of PA #1

[12 piece bucket]

I would rather hit, but when I feel the snap relase I strike the ball better.

Mr. Kelley's significant genius was his complete understanding of the right arm's participation in the golf stroke....the particular components of the right arm being the right elbow and right forearm and their alignment.

Power Accumulator #1 is the bending and unbending of the right elbow...where and how this occurs will define your stroke essentially....the positioning of the elbow in relationship to the hip will define the Stroke Basic...the alignment of the right forearm will largely define your procedure Hitting or Swinging and the release type & hinging inherent in you selected (hopefully) procedure....the "power" of the right arm is applied through the #1 Pressure Point (butt of the right hand as connected to the left thumb)....The release sequence is always 4 (left arm across the chest) 1 (right elbow) 2 (left wrist cock) 3 ("roll" of the left arm and club or primary lever assembly)....#1 and it's alignment generally define your release type Sequenced vs. Simultaneous.

To get a feel for this get a long dowel or split your hands pretty wide on your golf club....with your split grip reherse your procedures....first make it your intention to pull the club (sweetspot) down with your split grip...note how the right elbow will pitch more...the face of the club will lay on the plane longer...your hands will be in "karate chop" alignment longer...your right shoulder will work more "vertically down"...your right forearm will be aligned to PULL.....

Now change your procedure with a split grip...focus on DRIVING/PUSHING the sweetspot OUT to the plane line...compare the alignment of your right forearm....your elbow will be more "behind" the sweetspot in alignment that allows the right forearm to PUSH the sweetspot....as a result you see the release more "simultaneous"...the face will not lay on the plane as long...the toe of the club will "throw over" earlier...the face will look more "closed" at the delivery point than with swinging...the sweetspot is aligned in this fashion because it is being PUSHED out to the plane line...notice how your right shoulder (dual agent-part of the pivot and power package) works....your right shoulder will remain "higher" ... it will not move as vertical in its trajectory...it will stay higher and move out to the plane line quicker....supporting the pushing from your right elbow and right forearm...

With this exercise you will be able to feel the difference in the alignment and motion of the right arm (elbow/forearm) and how this effects the release type, pivot, rate of release of #2 and #3, alignment of the sweetspot...

Experiment with doing this split grip exercise on different plane angles as well...you'll learn how the righ arm very much controls the plane angle as well as the pivot that must comply to the plane....on the steeper planes you'll note that your right humerous will be "lifted" of your torso (Nicklaus)...where as with the flatter planes the right humerous will align itself closer to torso to comply with the plane....experiment with both procedures on different plane angles.

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Mr. Kelley's significant genius was his complete understanding of the right arm's participation in the golf stroke....the particular components of the right arm being the right elbow and right forearm and their alignment.

Power Accumulator #1 is the bending and unbending of the right elbow...where and how this occurs will define your stroke essentially....the positioning of the elbow in relationship to the hip will define the Stroke Basic...the alignment of the right forearm will largely define your procedure Hitting or Swinging and the release type & hinging inherent in you selected (hopefully) procedure....the "power" of the right arm is applied through the #1 Pressure Point (butt of the right hand as connected to the left thumb)....The release sequence is always 4 (left arm across the chest) 1 (right elbow) 2 (left wrist cock) 3 ("roll" of the left arm and club or primary lever assembly)....#1 and it's alignment generally define your release type Sequenced vs. Simultaneous.

To get a feel for this get a long dowel or split your hands pretty wide on your golf club....with your split grip reherse your procedures....first make it your intention to pull the club (sweetspot) down with your split grip...note how the right elbow will pitch more...the face of the club will lay on the plane longer...your hands will be in "karate chop" alignment longer...your right shoulder will work more "vertically down"...your right forearm will be aligned to PULL.....

Now change your procedure with a split grip...focus on DRIVING/PUSHING the sweetspot OUT to the plane line...compare the alignment of your right forearm....your elbow will be more "behind" the sweetspot in alignment that allows the right forearm to PUSH the sweetspot....as a result you see the release more "simultaneous"...the face will not lay on the plane as long...the toe of the club will "throw over" earlier...the face will look more "closed" at the delivery point than with swinging...the sweetspot is aligned in this fashion because it is being PUSHED out to the plane line...notice how your right shoulder (dual agent-part of the pivot and power package) works....your right shoulder will remain "higher" ... it will not move as vertical in its trajectory...it will stay higher and move out to the plane line quicker....supporting the pushing from your right elbow and right forearm...

With this exercise you will be able to feel the difference in the alignment and motion of the right arm (elbow/forearm) and how this effects the release type, pivot, rate of release of #2 and #3, alignment of the sweetspot...

Experiment with doing this split grip exercise on different plane angles as well...you'll learn how the righ arm very much controls the plane angle as well as the pivot that must comply to the plane....on the steeper planes you'll note that your right humerous will be "lifted" of your torso (Nicklaus)...where as with the flatter planes the right humerous will align itself closer to torso to comply with the plane....experiment with both procedures on different plane angles.

Awesome post Bucket. What was it Homer said? "You can not accelerate Longitudinally and Radially at the same time. You can not run in a straight line and a circle at the same time". Something like that.

Drag Loading and Drive Loading are mutually exclusive.

[Yoda]

Mr. Kelley's significant genius was his complete understanding of the right arm's participation in the golf stroke....the particular components of the right arm being the right elbow and right forearm and their alignment.

Power Accumulator #1 is the bending and unbending of the right elbow...where and how this occurs will define your stroke essentially....the positioning of the elbow in relationship to the hip will define the Stroke Basic...the alignment of the right forearm will largely define your procedure Hitting or Swinging and the release type & hinging inherent in you selected (hopefully) procedure....the "power" of the right arm is applied through the #1 Pressure Point (butt of the right hand as connected to the left thumb)....The release sequence is always 4 (left arm across the chest) 1 (right elbow) 2 (left wrist cock) 3 ("roll" of the left arm and club or primary lever assembly)....#1 and it's alignment generally define your release type Sequenced vs. Simultaneous.

To get a feel for this get a long dowel or split your hands pretty wide on your golf club....with your split grip reherse your procedures....first make it your intention to pull the club (sweetspot) down with your split grip...note how the right elbow will pitch more...the face of the club will lay on the plane longer...your hands will be in "karate chop" alignment longer...your right shoulder will work more "vertically down"...your right forearm will be aligned to PULL.....

Now change your procedure with a split grip...focus on DRIVING/PUSHING the sweetspot OUT to the plane line...compare the alignment of your right forearm....your elbow will be more "behind" the sweetspot in alignment that allows the right forearm to PUSH the sweetspot....as a result you see the release more "simultaneous"...the face will not lay on the plane as long...the toe of the club will "throw over" earlier...the face will look more "closed" at the delivery point than with swinging...the sweetspot is aligned in this fashion because it is being PUSHED out to the plane line...notice how your right shoulder (dual agent-part of the pivot and power package) works....your right shoulder will remain "higher" ... it will not move as vertical in its trajectory...it will stay higher and move out to the plane line quicker....supporting the pushing from your right elbow and right forearm...

With this exercise you will be able to feel the difference in the alignment and motion of the right arm (elbow/forearm) and how this effects the release type, pivot, rate of release of #2 and #3, alignment of the sweetspot...

Experiment with doing this split grip exercise on different plane angles as well...you'll learn how the righ arm very much controls the plane angle as well as the pivot that must comply to the plane....on the steeper planes you'll note that your right humerous will be "lifted" of your torso (Nicklaus)...where as with the flatter planes the right humerous will align itself closer to torso to comply with the plane....experiment with both procedures on different plane angles.

Wow.

So much here.

Info (and a drill) that will help both the expert and the not-so-expert.

Well done.

Thanks, Bucket!

[12 piece bucket]

Wow.

So much here.

Info (and a drill) that will help both the expert and the not-so-expert.

Well done.

Thanks, Bucket!

I know you'll know where this quote is...but the fog clears when the right arm is understood no? Congrats on droppin' the LBs! Lookin' good!