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Originally Posted by Tystick

Is the shoulder driven and/or thrusted on it's own plane before the right arm is extended to maximize the lag and application the pressure points? I have been working PP #1 and #3 but am asking if my right shouler leads the way? Am I on track? This is my first post as I have been taking it all in. This is a grreat website and forum! Congratulations!

Welcome aboard, Tystick. And congratulations on your first post. Keep'em comin'!

In answer to your question, here is a reprint from a prior post. Enjoy!

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For both Hitters and Swingers, the Pivot Loads the #3 Lag Pressure Point during the Start Down. This insures that the Body will lead the Power Package into the Downstroke and offers assurance that it will continue to do so into the Finish.

For Hitters, the Loading is maintained on the Aft side of the Shaft. Since the Right Forearm supports this Loading Action, this procedure simultaneously Loads the Bent Right Arm. Led by the Hip Slide parallel to the chosen Delivery Line, the Downstroke Right Shoulder Turn takes up the initial Clubhead inertia -- the disinclination of the Sweet Spot to follow.

But...the Shoulder Turn is slow; it reaches its top speed very quickly; and its ability to continue the Downstroke Acceleration soon pales in comparison to that of the now Loaded Right Triceps. Accordingly, the Right Shoulder early in the Downstroke ceases to apply Thrust. Instead, its Action (actively doing work) becomes merely Motion (permitting, but not causing, other events to occur).

It thus becomes the Launching Pad -- the 'recoil' platform -- for the Driving Right Arm.

EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!! As Yoda described, you can't imagine the amount of force that is available.
This is the four barrell hitter in a nutshell. Imagine jumping off the hood of a car sitting in a driveway. Then, imagine how much faster you'd fly through the air if the car reached 30 MPH prior to you jumping of the hood. The shoulder (the car) is the first stage rocket, and the bend in the right elbow (legs) is the second stage rocket.

Another analogy could be a steel spring. If this spring was compressed from both sides while laying horizontally on a table, then released from both sides, it would expand to it's original size with energy traveling in both directions. Now, compress the spring in a vertical manner, against the table, and release it. The spring takes off vertically, because it has something to push against. Finally, if the table took off like a rocket, and the spring was compressed and released, the forces would accumulate.