[bambam]

I just wanted to know which of the two things
I must think about when approaching impact zone.

Ideally you aren't thinking about anything when approaching impact because there's not much you can do about it at that point All this stuff should be in the computer before you ever pull the trigger.

On the other hand I'm
wandering why should be swivel of any importance (since the top of backswing,as Lynn states), if it occurs well after the ball is struck? Does it have any influence on the shot or not?

I'm sure others could add to this, but knowing what alignments you want to have at each station is critical. If you don't know how to swivel or even what a swivel look like, doing it properly will be pure luck. The swivel is a natural bridge from both arms straight to finish. Any other move there will probably introduce some compensations and have negative implications on impact.

So I ask you bambam : is throw out action part of your conscious swing thoughts or not? If yes,how do you accomodate throw out with rolling? and still getting a horizontal hinge?

Where's 12 piece when we need him? He's had some good posts on throwout action recently.

Your release motion can be simultaneous (typical of a hitter) or sequenced (typical of a swinger). In a sequenced release you uncock then roll (check out the "are you ready to roll" video). You can increase/decrease overlap of those accumulator releases to increase thrust/velocity. If I had my book with me, I'd give you chapter numbers. Do a search on sequenced release and you'll get some good stuff.

Right now I am thinking about feeling the roll. The past few months, I was thinking about feeling the uncock, but that's becoming natural (shut up bucket). I hit pushes for a while during that process. If I roll before I uncock, fore left. If I don't roll, then I either get throwaway or a hinge action I didn't setup for...fore right.

SECGolf had a good reply to your question. It's possible you're trying to fix a symptom rather than a cause. If you have video or an instructor, check to make sure you aren't swaying, bobbing, or otherwise screwing up your plane. I found until Lynn and Ted helped me with some plane issues, I couldn't get my hands and the club to consistently do what I knew they were supposed to through impact.