Magic Of The Right Forearm / Elbow Action

[Yoda]

In a punch basic stroke do you feel the right arm flying wedge intact all the way down to the ground in front of the ball?

JG33,

For all Strokes, the entire Flying Wedge Assembly -- Left Arm and Right -- remains intact at least through the end of the Follow-Through (the Both Arms Straight position).

[Yoda]

I'd say Venturi would agree with your 'cast' feel

Yes, I remember an article Ken did on the short game years ago where he put both wrists and forearms in casts. In addition to preventing any Left Wrist Bend, the Left Wrist/Forearm cast precluded the Wristcock. This would be another helpful image because you would rarely use the Wristcock -- the Velocity Accumulator (6-B-2) -- in a Single Barrel (10-4-A) Stroke.

Incidentally, I have previously commented on the mistaken notion that maintaining the 'Locked' and 'Frozen' alignments requires a tight Grip Pressure. It is helpful to realize that the 'cast' that 'freezes' the Right Wrist in its Bent and Level Impact Fix alignment does not prevent the Wrist within that cast from remaining in an inert, unstressed condition from the Top through Impact per 4-D-1. In other words, the cast is one thing and the degree of tension in the Wrist is quite another.

[Yoda]

Dear Yoda,

I went out to the range today and tried my version of "hitting" with a frozen right wrist. The crossline delivery path of the hands is easier with a more rigid right forearm flying wedge. I also tried pushing the handle back with the right thumb pressure. It seems more structurally sound. Should the #3ppt push on the back of the handle on the downswing, without any rotation, in a straight line path to the aiming point if one is using angled hinging?

Yes. Regardless of the Hinge Action employed, Clubhead Force and Motion is always On Plane at right angles to the Sweetspot (1-L #10 and #11) and also to the Clubshaft (7-11). At the Top, Hitters Drive Load (10-19-A) the Clubhead Lag Pressure with the No. 3 Pressure Point at right angles to the Aft side of the Shaft and that Loading is maintained through Impact.

Swingers, on the other hand, Drag Load (10-19-C) the Lag Pressure at right angles to the Top of the Shaft. That Loading is maintained at least into Release, at which time the Swivel may or may not cause it to return to the Aft side of the Shaft (10-11-0-3). If it does not, the Swinger who began with a Strong Single Action Grip (10-2-B) has now changed to a Weak Single Action (10-2-A).