How do you accelerate an "axe handle"?

[jim_0068]

Use the palm of your right hand to push on your left thumb and punch the ground as hard as you can WITHOUT un-bending the right wrist.

That's thrusting in a nutshell.

[12 piece bucket]

Not being a smartass here . . . but is pushing as HARD AS YOU CAN really what you want to do?

[birdie_man]

YOU smARTASSSS!!!

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Gotta watch for overacceleraction...

[jim_0068]

Not being a smartass here . . . but is pushing as HARD AS YOU CAN really what you want to do?

Sometimes when you want to hit it realllllly far

But not always, you regulate your "thrust" or your "punch" for the amount of distance you want. just like if you wanted to knock someone out or jab them, you'd exert different kinds of forces.

[coophitter]

Not being a smartass here . . . but is pushing as HARD AS YOU CAN really what you want to do?

I think if a Hitter follows Kelley's advice and employs the advantage that a Hitter may end his backstroke when the right elbow becomes bent, then a Hitter can grip it tight and hit as hard as he can with his right arm while keeping his body steady. Shorten the stroke, still the body, and deliver Tommy Armour's (bent back) right handed smash!

[Yoda]

I think if a Hitter follows Kelley's advice and employs the advantage that a Hitter may end his backstroke when the right elbow becomes bent, then a Hitter can grip it tight and hit as hard as he can with his right arm while keeping his body steady. Shorten the stroke, still the body, and deliver Tommy Armour's (bent back) right handed smash!

Welcome back, Coop. Been missin' ya!

[BlackjackNY]

I think if a Hitter follows Kelley's advice and employs the advantage that a Hitter may end his backstroke when the right elbow becomes bent, then a Hitter can grip it tight and hit as hard as he can with his right arm while keeping his body steady. Shorten the stroke, still the body, and deliver Tommy Armour's (bent back) right handed smash!

I've been finding(for me, anyway) that keeping the body still is paramount in my hit. Looks like yoga(to loosen up the back and neck) and balance ball swings are the order for over the winter...