Originally Posted by EdZ

If you imagine the path of your hands traveling in your motion as a wheel (7-23), the 'widest possible' path of the hands would be a circle around your center of balance.

In a straight line delivery, your hands go from the 'edge of the rim' at the top, directly in a straight line INSIDE the circle towards your aiming point/both arms straight and at both arms straight they are again 'touching the wheel rim'. A 'feel' of 'narrow to wide' (top to both arms fully extended). A delayed release/max trigger delay and a more powerful (but tougher to time) motion.

In a circle delivery path, your hands effectively 'attempt' to STAY on the rim all the way 'around the circle'. A very 'wide' feel in which you release fully and smoothly from the top - very nearly throw away. A very consistent, but much less powerful motion, much simpler to judge distances.

Originally Posted by ram418

How does the concept of Straight Line Delivery Path coincide with the Radial Acceleration of the Hitter?

I think of "radial" as moving along a radius (of a circle).

If the hands move from the Top to the Aiming Point, along what radius (of what circle) do the Hands move on?

What am I missing about Radial Acceleration of the Hitter?

Originally Posted by ram418

How does the concept of Straight Line Delivery Path coincide with the Radial Acceleration of the Hitter?

I think of "radial" as moving along a radius (of a circle).

If the hands move from the Top to the Aiming Point, along what radius (of what circle) do the Hands move on?

What am I missing about Radial Acceleration of the Hitter?

Originally Posted by annikan skywalker

Sorry..but if the hands are too far forward you can really chunk it and also if you're too far forward with too much #2 and #3 accumulator you can thin it as well....Study the Law of the Flail!!!

Circle delivery path is recommended when one has very minimal to no axis tilt and the swing is using independent left arm power as indicated by the flip release procedure.Those who swing their left arm independent of the Pivot need to employ a circle path delivery or else??? Over acceleration becomes the "soup de jour"....

Straight line delivery is available to both hitter or swinger..but it is the swinger whose hands arc beyond the Top of the Delivery Line that uses TopArc/Straight Line and an Arc of Approach procedure..Hitters who only go to the Top employ and Straight Line Delivery Path and is very very compatible with an Angle of Approach procedure...Study 2-J-3, 7-23,10-23


Note: A Circle Path Delivery is a continuation of this TopArc without any intention of directing/aiming the thrust in a Straight Line or an Aiming Point!!!

Originally Posted by EdZ

Another image that may help - if you draw a line from the hands at the top to impact hand location (aiming point proxy) - you have basically a straight line inside a larger circle.

Now imagine that the 'entire' primary assembly (left arm and club) and the straight line they form, were to maintain a 90 degree relationship to 'that' line. This is in effect what you are doing in a hitting stroke, but the hinge at the wrist makes this hard to imagine, except perhaps in 2 dimensional drawings.

Perhaps a bit of an abstract way to look at it.

In any case, the primary difference is that you are always 'supporting' the primary lever assembly (left arm and club) from 90 degrees directly BEHIND the direction of loading/unloading when hitting.
Hard to describe in text, but hopefully this helps.