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Hi Bucket I'll give it a try...

A few years ago on a now defunct (Mike Austin) golf forum I wrote a post largely based on my reading of Nesbit's earlier research, I titled the "Golden Spiral Golf Swing". The idea is our hands should trace a spiral, and the origin of that spiral would be a point in space (perhaps on or in the golfer's body) but definitely not a body part (left shoulder etc).

The image below shows a golden spiral (fibonacci ratio 1.61 overlayed on the computer derived optimized scratch golfer swing. See how well the sprial fits (the second two phases of the swing)? In essence the fact that the radius (of the spiral is continuously decreasing helps prevent the early release or casting that costs golfers so much CHS. I suspect if Nesbit measures some of the top pros we will find their hands do trace a spiral (particulary the longer hitters ... people like Bubba and Camillio).

OK . . .. read the article . . . as I expected . . . . didn't get anything out of it really. I'm sure there is meat there but I don't have the toofuses to chew on it.

So let me ask you a few questions about your spiral deal. What does axis X & Y represent? So with the spiral is it like wide to narrow to more narrow? Let's say that you were going to take somebody with a "constant radius" path if there is such a thing to the optimum path. How would you describe the motions during the different phases of the downswing? Could we possibly use terms such as wider/narrower, more in/more out? Something that we could all maybe apply?

I think there's certainly something here to learn. I'm just not smart enough to figure out what and how to apply it. But again . . . . I think the WHOLE DEAL is about hand path. I think if you could take this stuff and make it into something most people could understand . . . . you may have something.