Active pivot versus reactive pivot

[Jeff]

Yoda

I agree - the body must set.

When I describe a reactive pivot swing, I am simply describing an arm swing with a body set (the body falls forward before the arms swing the club through the impact zone). In other words, there is a pelvis shift left-laterally that happens before the arms swing down through the impact zone, but the pelvic motion doesn't pull the arms down. The arms swing down independently while the lower body is independently shifting left-laterally. That's what I perceive Shawn Clement is doing in his swing. He uses float loading and then simply uses his arms to pull the club down to the ball. While the arms are pulling the club down (event number 1) the pelvis is shifting left laterally (event number 2) and the final swing is a coordination of two independent movements (that are not causally connected). In an active pivot action swing, the pivot actually activates the downward movement of the left arm via the kinetic sequence. The left arm is catapulted off the chest wall by the pivot (pivot-activated release of PA#4) and not independently pulled down by arm/shoulder girdle muscles (arm-activated release of PA#4). In other words, in a pivot active swing action, the pivot causally causes the left arm to swing down to impact; while in a reactive pivot swing action there are two independent body actions that are time-coordinated.

12PB

Thanks for the link to the Allen Doyle swing video. I must try and mimic his swing actions. I love experimenting with different golf swing methods.

Jeff.