[Yoda]

Yoda:

The locked left leg at finish is not desirable?

Could you name a few players who you believe have close to geometrically good
finishes?


Would Hogan be close?

At no time should the Straightened Leg -- Left or Right -- be permitted to
lock 'beyond center' (7-16). That is because the subsequent unlocking is
disruptive.

It could be argued that, "At the Finish, the Ball is long gone, so what
does it matter?" And the answer is that for every action, there must
first be a preparatory action. And the preparatory action for the
Locked Knee Finish is most likely to occur during the Impact Interval. When
that happens, the Left Hip slants upward to its extreme, and this
makes the proper Three Dimensional Impact -- especially the already
problematic Downward Dimension -- just that much more difficult to
achieve.

Regarding good 'model' finishes on the current scene, I have not made the
effort I made in my younger years to analyze the top players. Therefore,
there are many on this site more qualified than I to respond. For starters,
Brian and Redgoat, and it would be interesting to hear from them. In 'my
day,' you couldn't go wrong copying that trio of 'Anti-Reverse C's:' Roberto
DiVencenzo, Lee Trevino and -- this might surprise you -- Chi
Chi Rodriquez.


In the generation prior, your nomination of Ben Hogan fills the bill
nicely. And for those 'across the pond,' let's not forget five-time British
Open Champion, Peter Thompson. Finally, from the early days of the PGA
TOUR, Wild Bill Mehlhorn, the man Hogan called, "The best ball
striker I have ever seen."