Left Arm Function

[Yoda]

I received the following PM and am answering for the benefit of all.

I have a specific question, in what I can my gravity drop swing, I let gravity drop the arms and most specifically the right elbow from of the right hip and synchronize the body motion to the rhythm of the arms. When doing this I achieve tremendous lag and snap release (verified by video). These swings, while lovely, do not propel the ball as far as I’d like. Increasing pivot speed yields a trade-off with snap. To regain snap, I either have to add some left arm downward force or start with the hands a bit lower and less right elbow bend. I think that this puts me at the Top position that you employ. (Nothing wrong with that). In your Swing, for max trigger delay, does the right shoulder provide all the downward force required? Or do you add some left arm motion?

Golfie,

Per 6-B-4-A, the Right Shoulder Turn Thrust is against the Left Arm via PPt #4 (where the Left Arm contacts the side of the chest). This Loads the Lag and puts a Drag on #2 (the last three fingers of the Left Hand) and #3 (the meaty part of the Right Forefinger).

Now, it is quite possible that you may sense this Pulling Feel of the Drag Load as an 'active' Left Arm Action. However, that is 'Feel' and not 'Real.' The Left Arm remains essentially inert and provides little, if any, Muscle Power. However, its dual participation as the Radius of the Stroke and the Checkrein for the Right Arm (specifically, the Right Elbow) is tremendously important.

Thus, it renders an invaluable function and is worthy of Homer Kelley's label: The Master Accumulator.

[Yoda]

Here is a recent Q&A that I thought might benefit all readers.



Q: Does TGM say it's not possible to Swing (Pull) and Hit (Push) at the same time, and if so, where?

A: You can push on the Left Arm (with the heel of the right hand) to support the pull of Centrifugal Force on the Clubshaft. If you push on the Club -- and actually succeed in overriding CF (which has its own very steady way of doing things and will oppose any attempt to change it) -- then you are, by definition, Hitting. However, in so doing you will more than likely have pushed the Club ahead of the in-line condition CF was seeking and will experience Throwaway.

[6bmike]

Here is a recent Q&A that I thought might benefit all readers.



Q: Does TGM say it's not possible to Swing (Pull) and Hit (Push) at the same time, and if so, where?

A: You can push on the Left Arm (with the heel of the right hand) to support the pull of Centrifugal Force on the Clubshaft. If you push on the Club -- and actually succeed in overriding CF (which has its own very steady way of doing things and will oppose any attempt to change it) -- then you are, by definition, Hitting. However, in so doing you will more than likely have pushed the Club ahead of the in-line condition CF was seeking and will experience Throwaway.

I get this strange feel sometimes that PP#1 is pushing down on pp#2 as pp#3 is squaring the clubface. That heel of the right hand snaps down on the left thumb a feels like a hammer on a gun.

Am I going crazy?