[Mike O]

First you need a definition of the movement concepts: alignment and position (Post#7). To expand on that post - a photo can show a position. One photo cannot show an alignment - To show an alignment:
1)you need two "sequenced" photos - i.e. you need motion,
and
2)you need a standard of measurement,
and
3)thirdly you need the same relationship to that standard during each photo (two) sequence - to create the movement concept - ALIGNMENT.

Unless you have another valid definition of alignment - then "everything" is not aligned to the plane. Given my definition - using the plane as the standard of measurement - then you would have 1) the clubshaft aligned to the plane, 2) per the Golfing Machine you would have the right shoulder during start down aligned to the plane, and 3) you could have an alignment for angled hinging to the plane (vertical to), 4) a hand motion to the plane alignment, 5) forearm motion through impact- and that's it - five items aligned to the plane (assuming I didn't leave any out) - NOT EVERYTHING. Quite the contrary - if you took a photo of a golfer at some point in the swing - or many sequenced photos of a golfer in relation to a plane - "Everything" would have a position in relation to the plane.


The intial question was essentially - What's the difference between a position and an alignment - in the context of movement. Saying that everything is aligned to the plane - doesn't clarify the answer - it further clouds it.

I'll now go back to my cave - send out a couple mindless posts now and then - and work on destroying Bucket.