[brownman]

No. Don't straighten the Right Arm from the Top.

You want to Deliver the bent Right Arm into Release. Straightening later is better. I Drag the club in Start Down via the Pivot, then I Drive the Club through Impact with the late straightening of the Right Arm.

The immediate straightening of the Right Arm from the Top is weak. You want the Right Arm to be fully straight at Follow Through (2 feet past the ball). If you begin the straightening from the Top and (best case scenario) your Right Arm becomes straight at Follow Through, you have spread the straightening of the Right Arm throughout the entire Downstroke. It equates to a large Release Interval. More often than not, when the straightening starts at Top, the Right Arm becomes fully straight prior to Impact. If anyone tells you to straighten the Right Arm from the Top, hand them their sign .

On the other hand, if you straighten the Right Arm as late as possible, you've compressed the straightening of the Right Arm into a small amount of time. This equates to a small Release Interval. If you have the need for speed, this is the stroke you want.

Luke,I have no questions this time,as a result of your last question re-startdown I believe I have found something that is vital to my quest to become confident using Hitters pattern,and solid.

Imagine for a moment that you are standing beside a brick wall with your left side against the wall,widen your stance to driver width,Now ,imagine swinging a sledge hammer from just above shoulder height and hitting it at the bottom row of bricks,here,s the thing,in order to deliver that blow there is a natural weight transfer from R/foot to L/foot ,this in itself isnt what I found,I found a core or natural centering of my axis if you like,Im not sure how to explain it,but it has assisted me enormously in being able to deliver the hitting action as you have described ala shoulder then straightening of the R/forearm.

This is most likely a bizzare way to explain what my body is feeling ,but its the only way I can describe the FEELING. To day I practiced starting down with the R/shoulder and was more consistant than I have been for quite a while. (just 2 shanks out of 100 balls lol)

Righto gang,start your cannons