Magic Of The Right Forearm / Elbow Action

[Yoda]

Yoda,

DO TGM trained players prefer light swingweights? I am wondering if a heavier clubhead makes it more difficult to 'slap' with the #3PP.

Thx

Swingweights, overall Clubweight and other 'balancing' factors make little difference to TGM players. That is because your normal #3 Pressure Point Pressure moves lighter Clubs faster and heavier Clubs slower (6-C-2-0). This produces a higher 'Approach Speed' (into Impact) for the lighter Clubs. However, the heavier Clubs have more mass. These two factors -- higher velocity versus more mass -- tend to cancel each other out, and this results in a nearly identical Separation Speed for both the lighter and heavier Clubs.

But this brings us to an important point: No matter what Club you are using, you must Sustain the Lag all the way through Impact. Impact is, as Homer used to say, "so terribly violent!" And the idea is to make that violent collision last as long as possible -- you want that Ball to stay on that Clubface for as long as possible -- so as to transfer as much of the Clubhead Momentum to the Ball as possible. And remember: The Ball hits the Clubface just as hard as the Clubface hits the Ball! That means that the Clubhead will slow down during Impact. Since the Ball picks up 100 percent of the Separation Speed (of the Clubhead), your job is to make sure that the inevitable Clubhead Slowdown is as little as possible. All this means that you Never Quit at Impact!

Finally, though you do 'hit the Ball with your #3 Pressure Point,' it is best to visualize a much more 'massive' action. The #3 Pressure Point is the 'Point' that is Driving your entire Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- the Right Forearm, Frozen Bent Right Wrist, #3 Pressure Point and the angled extension of the Club. Think of all this as one unit, and keep Driving it -- Follow-Through! -- all the way through to Both Arms Straight!

It is the 'Open Sesame' to a lifetime of Better Golf.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Finally, though you do 'hit the Ball with your #3 Pressure Point,' it is best to visualize a much more 'massive' action. The #3 Pressure Point is the 'Point' that is Driving your entire Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- the Right Forearm, Frozen Bent Right Wrist, #3 Pressure Point and the angled extension of the Club. Think of all this as one unit, and keep Driving it -- Follow-Through! -- all the way through to Both Arms Straight! It is the 'Open Sesame' to a lifetime of Better Golf.

.....angled extension of the club???? do you mean the angle between left arm and shaft (left wedge) propelled by the action of right arm?...i am one that drives pp#3 to impact...yes it does feel a little weak especially with a heavy club....cause of the mass...hhmmm...so a more massive action in mind would be what you guys speek of as blast off and or launching pad stuff, is this what you mean?

By 'angled extension of the Club,' I mean that the Club is an Angled Extension of the Right Forearm. And by 'more massive' I mean that it is not only the #3 Pressure Point supplying the Driving, On Plane Force required by 1-L-#10, it is also the Right Forearm. And the thrust of the Right Forearm, in turn, is either supported by the On Plane Right Shoulder (Hitters) or supplied by it via the Centrifugal Force created by its Downstroke Turn (Swingers).

In other words, you 'hit the ball' not only with your #3 Pressure Point, you hit it with your entire Right Side -- Shoulder, Forearm and #3 Pressure Point (balanced with #1 if you want) -- all On Plane directly behind the Clubshaft and Driving the Clubhead Lag and Sweetspot toward the Plane Line. And when you get it right...

It's Delicious.

Absolutely delicious.

[Yoda]

How do you set up with the right forearm on the clubshaft plane at address?

Maybe I have completely misunderstood earlier directions for doing this or maybe I am anatomically deformed, but I can't seem to set up this way without putting myself into a position that a Cirque de Soleil performer would be envious of.

Also, after reviewing numerous photos of professional golfers, I don't see any that set up this way.

Yoda, can you or Chuck or anyone else help me understand this. Pictures would be very helpful if at all possible.

Thanks.

Study the photos in 9-2-1 #2; 9-2-2 #2; and 9-2-3 #1.

See also my posts above regarding the minimal #3 Accumulator and the heel-to-toe positioning of the sole of the club