Need some simple ideas.
 

Hello all, I am pretty new here and don't post very often, but its because I don't feel I know enough to ask an intelligent question. But, I do read the forums quite often.

Tell me if I've got this right or guide me where I'm wrong.

From the top of my backswing, is my goal to get my hands to impact fix by traveling straight to that point? In other words, I know where my hands should be at impact, so I am trying to get from the hands up over my right shoulder to impact in as straight of a line as possible. Provided this is correct, should I try to continue on that downward, outward direction with my hands or is the position the 'end of the line' for my efforts?

First don't wait till you feel you can ask an itelligent question, cause it could be very well your question is what others are wondering about also. As they say there are no dumb questions. From my experience, I know I have to be in the top 10 for what may be considered a dumb question, but each time I am surprised at the helpful, KIND, responses. We are all learning..

I would say the idea of driving the hands down to impact would be better thought of as driving them through that position. At for me anyway, cause it is like those to try and hit the ball vs those who hit through the ball. The first way can promote quiting or might create a mental image of such.

I think you are looking for the aiming point, you might wish to do a search and see if that gives or supports what you are thinking.

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Exgolfpro: From the top of my backswing, is my goal to get my hands to impact fix by traveling straight to that point?

Martee: I would say the idea of driving the hands down to impact would be better thought of as driving them through that position.

I think exgolfpro is asking is the goal, from the Top of the Backswing to Impact Fix and beyond, to have the hands travel on a straight line through his nominated points?
Would a less ambiguous answer be either Yes/No or not always? If so, can someone tell us which is correct please?

Strav,
Thanks for your response. I guess my question was two fold. Is impact the end of the line for conscious manipulation AND, as you questioned, is it a straight line move? Thanks.

I think that straight line delivery path is an expression that can lead to confusion ... I am confused ...

Using various pro swings on V1 software, I have plotted a consistent part of hand ( pp3) or butt of club on the downswing and there are no straight lines when viewed from face on. There are curves of varying radius but no consistent straight line as one might imagine from looking at the images in 10-23-A.

I have read somewhere that this straight line is actually the line of thrust for directing pp3. This seems to make sense BUT 10-23-0 reads "...these paths are actually the paths taken by the hands - not the clubhead"

I would be grateful if someone could provide images of this true staright line delivery path.

Thanks

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Yoda already showed us exactly where the delivery line is and how to locate it. Watch the video named Dowels_wedges.

There seems to be some reluctance to give you a simple yes or no answer.
Why you are being directed elsewhere to perhaps misinterpret something that you may have already seen is beyond me.

Check out the video on Delivery I think . . . You need to become familiar with the Right Forearm Angle of Approach.

Essentially you get your Right Forearm On-Plane pointing down the Plane Line at Fix. Then you just take it up and RIGHT BACK to that point.

You can use what you have described above. Impact Fix Hand location. This is what some people erroniously call Aiming Point. It is just taking your hands back through the Impact Fix Hand Location in which your hands should appear to cover your left toe at Fix.

Count me in here. IMO, straight line is primarily a mental image and not physically achieveable in a dynamic golf stroke. I have also looked for a true straight line using V1 and it doesn't exist with any pros that I looked at.

I have seen the video where Yoda uses the dowels to show straight line but i am still not convinced that the hands follow this path... i , like you SonicDoom, am waiting for evidence... thrust direction may be straight line feeling but hands travel in curves.

Maybe if viewed down the line the hands might go in a straight line?