[phillygolf]

Hi Patrick,

I know the debate is centered on Appleby being a "Hitting Pin Up".

I think that your analysis on the url you provided is absolutely spot on.

That said, the analysis provided by the other forum faithful with regards to Apples is correct also, because it is evident that he in fact was hitting in the sequence provided by Mr David Orr a.k.a Annikan Skywalker.

I think many of us are one dimensional in playing. That is to say the vast majority of us can only swing or hit, but not both.

And because of this, we sometimes fail to remember that the pros we study are different fishes altogether, thus we tend to categorise them into "swinger" or "hitter" exclusively.

Personally, I am a 3 Barrel Swinger as well as a 4 Barrel Hitter.

Per the Preface: "Hitting and Swinging seem equally efficient. The difference is in the players. If strong - Hit. If quick - Swing. If both - do either. Or both."

A sizeable number of pros i.e Mr Eldrick Woods fall into the "both" category as does Mr. Appleby.

On hindsight, referencing your posts, a better name for the thread would be "Classic Hitting / Swinging Exhibition".
Just a suggestion...

Comda,
Thank you for your elegant and mostly, insightful post. Sometimes, when one (ok - me!), looks through starry eye'd glasses, we (again, caught myself - I!) see what I want to....

Thank you for reminding me there is more then meets the eye!!!


And...I believe we are the only two to mention swinging in 6 threads of this post! (uh oh - I'm in trouble again)...