Tension
Pressure
Stiffening
Straightening the left arm- all bad thoughts
Extensor action is
a tug,
a pull,
a stretch
of the ‘left arm bungee cord’- the noodle arm that is the master power accumulator by the active right arm folding (up swing) and straightening (down swing).
A bungee cord never gets stiff- pulled and stretch by not stiff.
The tug is linear in direction (outward away from the center) and doesn’t move the left arm along the arc of the swing circle.
Incubating,
6b
6bmike,
I do think theres more to this than me applying extensor action incorrectly. I apply it using solely my right arm through pp #1 (i actually find pp #3 more restricting) down the direction of my left arm. I wouldn't say my left arm muscles are at all tense but the left arm is pulled taut, and it is this that i feel inhibits my left arm and wrists.
When using extensor action my swing as a whole feels much more connected to my body. To explain further there are some areas in the swing where i particularly feel this restriction.
- My lagging clubhead takeaway feel is much less pronounced.
- At the change of direction my hands feel less responsive to the weight of the clubhead and i don't feel i get the same lag.
- Probably related to the point above. At the top of the swing my arms and body feel like they change direction as one. Instead of the arms continuing to go up as the body starts down.
- Also my left arm blast off feel less dynamic. Without extensor action i get a real feeling of flinging the left arm into impact. But extensor action seems to try and hold the left arm in place.
So i'm guess what i'm asking is are these feelings because of the incorrect application of extensor action or have other people had similar feelings thenselves?
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