Hitting Basics - When/Where Is The Right Arm Thrust Applied?
 

For Hitting, when/where in the Downstroke is the correct place to begin applying the Right Arm Thrust?

Firing The Right Arm For Maximum Power
 

When does the Hitter employ his Right Arm Thrust? It depends upon the Release employed.

Obviously, the Release is earlier with the Sweep Releases (10-24-A/B/C). For Maximum Power (6-B-1-A) and Maximum Trigger Delay (6-B-1-C), the Release is Delayed until the Right Elbow passes the Line of Sight to the Ball.

Lee Trevino spoke of this Delay in terms of a string he imagined attached to the Ball on one end and his chin on the other. On the Downstroke, when his Hands 'broke the string,' the Right Arm fired -- automatically.

Re: Firing The Right Arm For Maximum Power
 

No wonder I've been having trouble -- I have been trying to fire the Right Arm directly from the Top. Just so that I'm understanding correctly, the Pivot brings the Right Elbow to the Release Point and then you fire?

"the Pivot brings the Right Elbow to the Release Point and then you fire?"

As a beginner hitter, what i am doing from the top now is applying #1 pressure to the left thumb and every thing starts automatically. I guess not at the stage of controlling, sensing when to apply the thurst.

From your comment, does it means that I should work on using the right shoulder down first (since pivot brings ..) or using the left hip shift first?..

Currently I have difficulty making my left arm straight after impact when playing ( have no problem on the driving range), i guess my alignment is wrong on the course.

Wheeling The Big Gun In
 

Yes, Bob. From the Top, the Pivot Transports the Power Package to the Release Point.

Then, and only then, does the Right Elbow Fire.

Thanks for clearing the "Marine Layer"!

I must be pretty thick, I am having a tough time with just words, may
words with pictures would help clear the fog

Try to find a clip of Kenny Perry's swing (Red Goat may have one). I'm not saying you should copy him, but that little hitch he has makes it easier to visually identify the pivot and thrust.

Is this right arm thrust you guys are talking about a push with the tricep of the right arm? I am a hitter, and I really don't feel a release, per se, I simply drive my right forearm down out and through the ball, it's almost as if I don't even have a hand.

Sounds like a good thought to me. Basically the direct drive of PP1 (driving the heel of the rt hand agains the left thumb). Boom.