Today I watched with my student, Ian Clark, GSEB, PGA from London, England, as the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels streaked over our Lesson Tee and Dobbins AFB in Marietta, Georgia. As they in unison first climbed skyward and then plunged toward the ground, no help was needed to keep the pilots welded to their seats. In fact, the pilots could not have separated themselves from those seats if they wanted to. The G-forces they were experiencing were far too great.
And so it is during the golfer's Start Down with the Left Arm welded across the chest by the Right Shoulder Turn Thrust (Power Accumulator #4). No headcover under the arm -- or glove or ball or towel or whatever -- is necessary to maintain Pressure Point #4 (where the Left Arm contacts the side). The leading Shoulder Turn Thrust against the Lagging Left Arm is quite enough, thank you, and there is no way the Left Arm can pull itself off the Accelerating chest.
Then, the whole purpose of this Start Down Shoulder Turn Thrust is to 'blast' the Left Arm off the chest during Release (Stage One of The Rocket) so that the Left Wristcock (Stage Two) and then the Left Hand Roll (Stage Three) can first produce and then sustain Clubhead Velocity and Effective Mass (2-M-2) into Impact. Ask Mr. Singh about this one: He attempted to harness this Rotational sequence with a golf ball under the Left Arm and missed the next several weeks of tournament play with a broken rib. He now uses a soft Cabretta leather glove high in the armpit as a gentle reminder of Pressure Point #4.
Again, no artifical devices are required, only an understanding of the Laws of Force and Motion as they apply to the Golf Stroke. As always, the answers can be found in the Principles and Procedures of The Golfing Machine. Specifically...
An understanding of Power Accumulator #4 Loading and Release and the On Plane Roll of Power Accumulator #3 (Left Arm and Clubshaft) through Impact.
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