[6bmike]

I invested over two weeks working on lagging according the Bobby Claimpett. I got additional distance and better more consistent ball flight. I hate to undo a something that has helped my game. I remember a video suggesting that the right elbow loads the hitters left wrist. But, I can do a lot more loading with Clampett's procedure and I have difficulty unilaterally giving back some of the lag I have been enjoying so much.

Clampett is not a Hitter- he uses a Swing Stroke Pattern. He would not use Single Left Wrist Action or stop at the Top. He would go to End with Standard Left Wrist Action and use Drag loading to ‘throw’ his wrists- Acc#2 and #3 to create CF. A Pull induced Throw-out.

A Hitter, does not use CF throw-out. A Hitter uses Drive Loading from the Top not the End and pushes the whole club, head and shaft into the ball. A pushing driving Right Arm with muscle power.

I would say if you are following Clampett- you are a Swinger, not a Hitter since you have Swinger components. I never suggested you not do what is working, just be aware that you ain’t a Hitter.

I wonder if it would be too much trouble for your to suggest what the advantage to me would be with the lagging method Ted Fort uses as a hitter that compensates for its disadvantage of a lower amount of initial lag loading?

You are mixing up components. Hitters have No disadvantage with loading Lag. And I think you see Accumulator Lag as the only “Lag.” A Hitter use Pivot Lag to set up a powerful platform to Drive from and uses as much Clubhead Lag as a Swinger. Accumulator Lag is the only Lag that is released. A Swinger drags and releases them sequentially, whereas a Hitter mashes down on the ball releasing them simultaneously.

I believe Clampett suggests that low point be quite a bit further ahead than just in front of the ball.


I can't see how. If you study The Geometry of the Circle, you will see that the Low Point is just in front of the ball- an inch at most. Any further in the Circle becomes an elongated oval which is not what Homer teaches. The whole RFT is to allow the stroke pattern and golfer to have the best ideal swing shape. With the Low point in front of the ball, the ball lies just UP on the incline plane- this allows perfect Line of Compression. If the Low point of the stroke was four inches in front of the ball and still a circle, the ball would have to be on a Tee.

The divot can be four inches but low point would be before the divot ended.


You are a Swinger wink- nothing wrong with that. Drive that elbow deep into the stroke and have fun.