[Yoda]

And one more thing: It is impossible to reconcile the "one Club shorter" message with the recent posts from Ted "Luke the Nuke" Fort and tonight's post by Bagger Lance. Or from Homer Kelley's taped 1982 discussion of two sets of Stroke Sequences in The Search For The Perfect Swing.

Comparing two side-by-side subjects, Homer was able to discern Hitter from Swinger from the slowdown of the Hands in Release. Despite the Release Deceleration inherent in the Hitting procedure (due to the forfeiture of Body Momentum Transfer), the Hitter's Clubhead Speed was still greater than that of the Swinger. He was quick to point out that Hitters do not necessarily hit the Ball further than Swingers. Nevertheless, in this particular instance, that was indeed the case.

Bottom Line: Hitting does not inherently produce a lower Clubhead Speed than Swinging.