The short answer, KOC, is that the player always drives his Hands (Lag Pressure) toward the Ball (6-G-0). But as your post suggests, there is more to learn here.
In full Pivot Strokes (Maximum Swing Radius), the Centrifugal Downstroke Sequence (6-M-1) (of both the Pivot and the Power Package) is a chain reaction from the Feet up. The work of Educated Hands is to sense and align this Force. And proper alignment of the Hands and their Down Plane Delivery Path requires that the Right Hip 'Clear' from the Top. In this sense, the work of the Pivot is reactive to the intended purpose of the Hands -- to precisely propel their Load Down Plane (6-E-2-1) -- even though it does, in fact, initiate the Action.
So what do the Hands do from the Top? First, they continue their Grip function as Clamps (for controlling Clubface alignments) and, also, their On Plane alignment functions (aiming the Lag Pressure). Then, they begin their drive toward the Ball. However, during the Start Down and even during the Downstroke, they will feel as though they remain at the Top of the Stroke. That is because they enjoy a fixed relationship with the Right Shoulder during the Pivot's Delivery of the Power Package into Release (6-K-0), and there is no independent motion of the Hands until they have been delivered to the Release Point.
In other words, if the Hands are at Top -- Right Shoulder high and On Plane - and the Right Shoulder moves Down Plane (as pulled by the Hip Turn and its Action) then the Hands will feel 'in the same place,' namely, in their same fixed relationship with the Right Shoulder. Only when the Hands begin their move away from the Right Shoulder and the Right Arm thus begins to straighten in Release will the player experience their independent motion.
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That is because they enjoy a fixed relationship with the Right Shoulder during the Pivot's Delivery of the Power Package into Release (6-K-0), and there is no independent motion of the Hands until they have been delivered to the Release Point.
That is because they enjoy a fixed relationship with the Right Shoulder during the Pivot's Delivery of the Power Package into Release (6-K-0), and there is no independent motion of the Hands until they have been delivered to the Release Point.
Is this what is meant by "staying connected?"
Not really . . . I think that the "staying connected" thing that was popularized by Jimmy Ballard is very much different than what has been described by Pokechop. The Ballard connection is FORCED . . . where as the loaded #4 Pressure Point is a connection CAUSED BY FORCE . . . the down plane thrust of the right shoulder.
Take a few hard swings left hand only keeping the left arm SOFT. You will feel the "connection" . . . but it is not something that YOU HOLD . . . it is something that is caused by LAG and the pivot blasting the left arm into impact.
There is "Ballard type connection" and then there is G.O.L.F. connection . . . I'll take the latter.
Not really . . . I think that the "staying connected" thing that was popularized by Jimmy Ballard is very much different than what has been described by Pokechop. The Ballard connection is FORCED . . . where as the loaded #4 Pressure Point is a connection CAUSED BY FORCE . . . the down plane thrust of the right shoulder.
Take a few hard swings left hand only keeping the left arm SOFT. You will feel the "connection" . . . but it is not something that YOU HOLD . . . it is something that is caused by LAG and the pivot blasting the left arm into impact.
There is "Ballard type connection" and then there is G.O.L.F. connection . . . I'll take the latter.
,,,That is because they enjoy a fixed relationship with the Right Shoulder,,,
Wow, this is a profound relationship that I haven't seen described as well until now. I practice the feel of this relationship with Basic and Aquired motions, but tough to work into Total motion-for me.
Back to what I learn from my mentor, he spent a fair bit of time in going through the Aiming point concept and the timing of the power package execution. He recons Aiming Point is very much shooting an Airplane from the sky, using different type of ammunition, where we always aim in front of the airplane and not behind.
He is not a great believer on Hip Slide and pivot motion as he is a keen Neuroscience guy, his principle is quite simple – Aiming the lag pressure at start up to the plane, sense the pressure point 3 and divert the thrust to the aiming point due the downstroke, and don’t forget the ROLL PREP at start down. And forget about the SNAP, just think of a SWEEP. Forget about the PIVOT and HIP SLIDE and let the hand to request the motion.
He also recons one day if your “hand or wrist action” is fast enough, your computer will slow your hand down and you will do a SNAP by then. He also put Ernie Els as a model, he claims Ernie got slow hand due to his fast hand and wrist action.
Now, the story is according to the above post, should I hold my hand and do my Hip Slide manually, and I am pretty confuse.
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