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Old 12-13-2010, 11:31 AM
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Bear, perhaps your problem relates to the definition of Elbow Plane. There is to my knowledge only one Elbow Plane which is defined as the point where the Right Elbow would touch the body. Plane and simple. However it is possible to get the Right Forearm on a Plane, a Shaft Plane, which is higher than the Elbow Plane at Address or Impact. Homer liked this bit of business as it lent itself to the possibility of zero shift. Given his strong preference for a TSP Angle in Startdown , Zero shift would ideally be started and finished on a TSP with the Right Forearm on this Plane as well at Fix and Impact.

That being said its a bit "ungolf like" if you will. And so we are left to what I believe to be the practical ideal......what I term "minimal shift". The Right Forearm lies on a Shaft Plane which is above Elbow Plane but below TSP at Address with the TSP you locate being the flattest you can comfortably locate ......which isnt all that flat really. "Flat Back" turn of the Right Shoulder. From a DTL view you are minimizing the degrees of shift necessary be it a Single or Double or Triple shift.

Bear, If you are trying to drop to a lower Elbow Plane and not getting there.......try something higher but with the Right Forearm on that Plane. Minimize your Shift in terms of degrees from DTL or take out a shift even. Go Single Shift instead of Double. The level Left Wrist at Address , the on Plane Right Forearm ....work on your Arm Set at Address. Its structure is sturdy. Hit little chips and pitches with just your RFFW attached to the club, you'll feel its structure which you can use Swinging or Hitting. The problem most people have with the Arm Set is that their Left Wrist is not Level at Address. Simply put, to raise your Right Forearm to the Shaft Plane merely Level your Left Wrist. There is often some stiffness or built in #2 Angle at the Left Wrist which is inhibiting the correct Arm Set.

Last edited by O.B.Left : 12-13-2010 at 11:40 AM.
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