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Originally Posted by tongzilla
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Minimal bend is alright as long as you keep it constant. In other words, the length of your left arm should remain the same from Address to Follow Through.
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That's true, and it would qualify as a constant radius. As in the paw stroke when putting, the constant bend in the arms is the substitute for full extensor action. In other words, the distance between the left shoulder and the clubhead remains constant throughout the stroke. Some have a bend in the arm that will not straighten, whether by birth or by some injury to the arm. Anyone that has the ability to straighten the left arm completely would have to have conscious, muscular control of that arm to keep the right arm from completely straightening it. Then comes the real threat: force. As the club accelerates and gains in mass, the amount of force needed to keep the bend in the arm has to increase. Additionally, this opposing force needs to be increasing at the same rate (equal and opposite).
With these things in mind, the simple machine becomes more complicated.
Full extensor action is still the goal, if at all possible. It is the ultimate in simplicity.
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