So if I'm trying to 4-barrell hit, or if I'm swinging, is a left hand pull the wrong feeling for initiating the swing?

Feel vs Action
 

First with have to seperate feeling from action.....

Are you pulling with your left wrist? Action!!!


Feeling would be.....as I start the downstroke with a hip slide per 2-N-1, I FEEL a pulling action on my left wrist?


Are you with me so far?

The initial action for the 4 barrel hitter is an action with the hips (much like a 3 barrel swinger)....transfer of momentum...moving the power package down to a release point (Automatic Random Sweep or an Automatic Snap). Then you apply right arm thrust per 10-20-B....study 2-M-4.

Before moving on to a 4 Barrel Hit....I would learn a one barrel hitting action and a three barrel hit before moving on to a high performance 4 Barrel Hitting stroke. Go to section 12-5-1, -2 and build your hitting stroke from there...it would be great if you could do that with an authorized instructor.

With the golfing machine approach everything should be done incrementally....

DG

Re: Feel vs Action
 

I'm definitely talking about feels here. After 4 years of ineptitude, I discovered that I'm a better off as a feel player; the right things often happen easier for me that way (hip slide, etc). I ask about the 4-barrel hit because I'm trying to see if I've been switting or, indeed, 4-barrel hitting. The only thing I know for sure is that both hands/sides have to be very involved (especially with my driver), and I don't what I'm doing wrong, or even if I'm doing anything wrong.

Re: 3 and 4 Barrel Hitters
 

dg,
do you think going 3-to-4-barrel would let one hit it farther?

-hcw

Re: 3 and 4 Barrel Hitters
 

HCW,

The whole idea behind going from a 3 to a 4 barrel stroke is to increase power (distance). But it also appears trajectory is a factor too. Just take a look at Tomasello's three barrel hit with a 5 wood it produces a low slider....on the otherhand, with the 4 barrel hit which creates more force on the ball equals greater lift equals a higher shot. Being able to execute a 3 barrel or a 4 barrel hit would be the ideal approach for a hitter in my book....it would give you more options in controling distance and dealing with different course conditions.

DG

Re: 3 and 4 Barrel Hitters
 

cool...this was all i was trying to say (albeit not using these term and therefore not very clearly, sorry) last month in the "Physics" thread in "The Lab"...let me add my thanks to the TT tapes, very informative and entertaining!

-hcw