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Old 04-27-2006, 09:05 AM
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Magic Of The Right Forearm / Elbow Action GM#184
Originally Posted by Range Rat
Yoda,
What about about the alignment of the right shoulder and right forearm at address. Better said the tilt of the right shoulder in alignment with the right forearm...with the right hand naturally lower than the left hand at address...the right shoulder should tilt in alignment with right forearm...I guess my question is? Does Homer mention something like this in the book, right know I don't have the time to research it!!!!

The AI that I'm working with said I need to tilt my right shoulder a bit??? Then I thought to myself....self??? ...tilt my shoulders to the right? By what degree?....then I looked down at the my right forearm and it seemed to make logical sense that the right shoulder should tilt naturally in alignment with the right forearm as the right hand is put on the club at address....hey...an alignment instead of just a position!!!!!!! Now we're getting somewhere!!!
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As I wrote on a post earlier today -- or was it yesterday? -- the Right Forearm On Plane at Impact is due to the Right Shoulder being On Plane. This, in turn, is due to the Hip Shift and Axis Tilt at Start Down. So, the On Plane Right Forearm and the Impact degree of Right Elbow Bend is dependent upon the Impact Location of the Hip and Spine. Any attempt to recreate the On Plane Right Forearm and Fix degree of Right Elbow Bend without the accompanying Hip Shift (and Axis Tilt) tends to create contortive (and even 'un-golflike') alignments at Adjusted Address.

So, if you're going to 'tilt' your Axis at Address, do it via the very slight -- but nevertheless required -- Hip Shift, not through an artificial lowering of the Right Shoulder. And when you Shift (and probably slightly Turn) your Hips, leave your Head directly between your Feet. In other words, do not 'lean' to the right or otherwise attempt to get 'behind the Ball.'

Head Location is independent of Ball Location. With your Head Centered between your Feet, you're already 'behind' the Ball. Or 'in front' of the Ball. Or 'even with' the Ball. Now stay there and do the really important thing: Keep the Clubhead behind The Hands.

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