Lagster,
You are dead on...the FLV of the Lead Hand as well as the #3PP is facing down the Angle of Approach....NOT the Target Line....I have a copy of a letter from Bruce Hough( A close disciple of Homer) to Mac O'Grady going into detail on the Why and the How...
Annikan Ballstriker! Don't be a tease. Come off with it! Let us SEE IT. Purty please with Q sauce on top!
Vertical to the Horizontal Plane = through Impact to Follow-Through keep Left Wrist Vertical to a hoola-hoop around your waist.
Vertical to the Angled Plane = through Impact to Follow-Through keep Left Wrist Vertical to an Inclined Plane (i.e. pane of glass resting on your shoulders- right?)....
Vertical to the Vertical Plane = through Impact to Follow-Through keep Left Wrist Vertical to a windmill's "fan."
Cool.....can't believe it has taken me a year and a bit for this "egg to hatch"...she was partway cracked open but she just split in half.
Thanks Leo.
Thanks Paul, the ecstacy of egg smashing is what keeps me posting. Bam! Crack! Another egg smashed. Next!
Lets really finish this off.
I like to image a flat tabletop to represent the Horizontal Plane of Horizontal Hinging.
Do this:
Have your Left Arm straight in front of you, with a Flat and Vertical Left Wrist, and your whole arm resting on a (imaginary) tabletop.
Now have move the whole of your Left Arm about a feet to the right (towards your right shoulder) without moving your body. Your Left Wrist should still Vertical to the tabletop.
Now drop the whole of your Left Arm onto the golfer's Inclined Plane, without doing anything with your Wrists.
Notice that it looks as if it's turned relative to the Plane Line. However, it is still Vertical to its associated Basic Plane (Horizontal Plane).
That's the exact alignment of your Left Wrist at Impact.
Also notice that this Vertical Left Wrist alignment looks more open/turned compared to the Hitter's Left Wrist. This is because the Hitter's Left Wrist is Vertical (perpendicular) not to the Horizontal (tabletop) Plane, but to the Inclined Plane.
But even though the Swinger's (using Horizontal Hinging) Left Wrist condition looks slightly different than the Hitter's (using Angled Hinging) Left Wrist condition, they are both Vertical! Vertical to what? That's right!
Lagster,
You are dead on...the FLV of the Lead Hand as well as the #3PP is facing down the Angle of Approach....NOT the Target Line....I have a copy of a letter from Bruce Hough( A close disciple of Homer) to Mac O'Grady going into detail on the Why and the How...
annikan- in your collection of photos, do u have close up pictures of the lead hand only, and of both the lead and trail hands on the grip in the manner you described? if so could you post ... thanks
I use an Impact address, which is not required for hitting but can be useful. As a result, my left wrist begins flat, level, and vertical. As my left hand hangs at my side when I'm standing vertically, my palm is not facing the seam of my pants. It looks to be facing somewhat behind me. Also, my watch would be facing somewhat to right field. This 'normal' position of the arm as it hangs is a good guide for the left hand position. With a turned left hand grip, the thumb does go to the aft side of the shaft where it will provide support, but the turned hand has it's consequences. Instead of using a turned left hand to get my thumb on the aft side of the shaft, I separate my left thumb from my hand so there's a space between them. In order for the left arm flying wedge to keep from being destroyed, a turned left hand has to cock vertically and will have to bend to do so. The #3 pressure point must be placed on the aft side of the shaft, because that's where it will return. If the location of the #3 pressure point is not precisely secured, a change in clubface angle at impact can be the result.
Cool, is this a fair statement? "it is NOT necessary or even advisable to position the left hand directly facing the taget. the real key is the angle of approach"??
Cool, is this a fair statement? "it is NOT necessary or even advisable to position the left hand directly facing the taget. the real key is the angle of approach"??
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