[Matt]

Very nice point Ed. I was going to mention that but you beat me to the punch. Now for some thoughts on all of this.

First, the uncocking of the left wrist. I believe that unless you're making a concerted effort to "hang on" and fight CF, then that wrist will uncock on it's own. There's no need to force the motion. And it just has to uncock on the plane so I wouldn't worry about exactly where it occurs - as long as it occurs before the roll starts.

Second, this Hitting discussion and paddlewheeling. One can paddle, or one cannot paddle. The choice is made before the stroke when you are selecting your wrist action. Are you shooting for a True Hitting procedure or a paddlewheel Hitting procedure? Needless to say one is significantly more difficult than the other.

Very few people know what Hitting is. Even fewer understand it. Even fewer can perform it. Even fewer can tinker with it correctly. I've realized that when I thought I was Hitting I probably really wasn't. Too many little things separated my motion (in the video I posted) from a Hitting procedure. Little things like Assembly Point, Wrist Action, Lag Loading.

What you feel in your stroke may or may not be what is happening - we've all heard that. But what about when you "feel" right arm thrust from a backstroke position past shoulder height? Are you Hitting then? Are you Drive Loading? Or Drag Loading? And Right Arm Swinging when you thought you were Hitting? Questions, questions.