Just a reminder from the letter series videos...Tommy said...start with the chips and pitches (with the right forearm) and slowly work it up to a full swing. Definitely use the chapter 12-5 basic motion, acquired motion, and Total Motion approach.
With some good practice time, the forearm muscles will strengthen and this version of swinging and/or hitting will become second nature.
DG
DG
I have looked at Tomasello videos per your suggestion and the down and out could be significant to what I could be doing wrong. I still am a little confused in that with the backswing swivel he describes what I believe is swinging yet the right arm participation sounds like hitting. The other area I have not understood was in the australian tapes he indicated strength was needed for hitting yet after his other video I am wondering why are the strength requirements at all different between hitting and swinging? YodaLuke never felt strength was a requirement when I talked to him.
I have looked at Tomasello videos per your suggestion and the down and out could be significant to what I could be doing wrong. I still am a little confused in that with the backswing swivel he describes what I believe is swinging yet the right arm participation sounds like hitting. The other area I have not understood was in the australian tapes he indicated strength was needed for hitting yet after his other video I am wondering why are the strength requirements at all different between hitting and swinging? YodaLuke never felt strength was a requirement when I talked to him.
Dave
Dave,
Tommy did not mean strength to be a "He-Man" type of strength.
He was merely differentiating the use of muscular thrust (right triceps) to drive the club in hitting with the use of centrifugal force to throw the club out in swinging.
I have looked at Tomasello videos per your suggestion and the down and out could be significant to what I could be doing wrong. I still am a little confused in that with the backswing swivel he describes what I believe is swinging yet the right arm participation sounds like hitting. The other area I have not understood was in the australian tapes he indicated strength was needed for hitting yet after his other video I am wondering why are the strength requirements at all different between hitting and swinging? YodaLuke never felt strength was a requirement when I talked to him.
Dave
Dave
Backswing swivel in the video per the 1 to 2 position in the slow motion sequence....it's a drill. However, at normal speed, Tommy is performing a Full Sweep Load....for swinging...as Tommy is starting the backswing with his right forearm, he is also folding his right elbow at the same time. The action that turns the left wrist is the action of shoulder rotation. It's a natural move...on the other hand, for hitting, Tommy is also starting back with his right forearm and folding (cocking) his right elbow but he is resisting the turning action of the left wrist per 7-19-1 which reads..."by resisting the Backstroke motion for Drive Loading"....that action is created with a punch basic right arm motion and the realization that the left wrist must not turn in this case. So, for swinging it's a natural move…for hitting is a manipulative move.
As far as strength is concerned, yes, you need a degree of strength for both hitting and swinging. I'm not talking about heavy lifting strength...my reference to strength is more in regards to repetitive strength and/or endurance versus the ability to lift heavy weights. Consistency on shot after shot takes repetitive strength.... conditioning per the stroke pattern you’re employing.
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