Pulling On A String Versus Pushing On An Axe Handle
Originally Posted by 12 piece bucket
When does Longitudinal Acceleration begin?
Swingers begin the Longitudinal (lenthwise) Acceleration of the Golf Club immediately in the Start Down. In other words, they Pull -- Drag -- the Clubshaft Down Plane (toward the Plane Line) in the direction it is pointing. Hitters, on the other hand, Push -- Drive -- the Clubshaft Radially (directly from behind).