Hands and Feets and Pivot Lag

[lagster]

Well I reckon I'll give it a stab . . . I was trying to make a connection between the walking machine (walking robot) and The Golfing Machine (human type being type entity). But I wasn't smart enough. As bad as I hate to give you credit for anything good . . . your stuff on the Hands Controlled Pivot is amazing. I think that Mr. K was very much on to something . . . you may be "on something" but on to something too. I'm not smart enought to make the connection but I feel that there is something there.

I think we "bring the world to ourselves" mostly via our hands and eyes (feet too I guess). But when people walk their hands "swing." When they run their hands come up more to their chest and "pump." So I don't know if we got the chicken egg type thing going or what. But in walking (locomtion) our intention is to MOVE SOMEWHERE. But when we hit a golf tater, our intention is to MOVE SOMETHING WITH SOMETHING WE HOLD IN OUR HANDS. Kinda like Mr. K talking about "picking up a cup."

So I reckon if you move you hands or intend to move your hands in a certain manner you as a result would produce more "pivot lag?" Or "Swinging from the Feet" produces the maximum radius and as a result reduces inevitable deceleration . . . do our hands have anything to do with that?

Ramble on . . . sing my song . . .

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I think Mr. 12 Piece has pretty much gotten the idea. As I understand this... biomechanically the MOTION OF THE HANDS, in many athletic endeavors, causes the BODY to react in certain ways that complement the whole motion. The example often given is of a baseball pitcher. He moves his hand to throw, and his feet, knees, hips, and shoulders react to the MOTION of the HAND. A golf swing would be similar.

Now... to me golf is a slightly different animal. Obviously, if a player usually shoots in the 60s while monitoring his FOOT(or shoulder, etc.), and usually shoots in the 80s while monitoring his HANDS... the FOOT is the way to go. We know that a good golf swing is swung from the FEET. If the player can monitor the HANDS and get this done, that is great. If he swings and plays better while monitoring a PIVOT COMPONENT, he should do that, if only for a while, until the BODY motion is automatic.

Mr. MikeO knows much about this topic.