Magic Of The Right Forearm / Elbow Action

[Yoda]

A picture speaks a thousand words!

Thanks Yoda, the picture "Flying Wedge Assembly in Start Up" was a real key for my understanding.

One question though, in the aforementioned picture would your right elbow position be in that position for both hitting and swinging?


Thanks

Geoff

Swingers align the Right Forearm directly behind and in support of the On Plane Loading Action of the Clubshaft. Hitters support the Loading of the entire Primary Lever Assembly, i.e., the Left Arm and Club. The difference in their respective Loading Actions is most evident at The Top. In Start Up, however -- assuming no Wristcock -- the Right Elbow Alignment is the same for both Hitting and Swinging: at Right Angles to the Clubshaft.

The term Right Elbow Alignment is preferable to Right Elbow Position. Its actual Position would be different if the Hitter's Angle of Approach Procedure, but its Alignment would be identical

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Swingers align the Right Forearm directly behind and in support of the On Plane Loading Action of the Clubshaft. .

IS that the same as saying that the right forearm is in line to ,and on the same plane as the clubshaft, and that this can only happen if the right wrist is neither cocked or uncocked? And whatever motion the right forearm makes, the clubshaft will follow exactly if the right flying wege is intact?


Thanks

The Plane of the Right Forearm Flying Wedge (6-B-3-0-1) and the Plane of the Clubshaft (2-F and 1-L #5) are not one and the same. They define the same Plane only when the Right Elbow is On Plane, i.e., during Start Up and through Release and Impact.

In the precision assembly of the Right Forearm Flying Wedge, the Right Wrist is Frozen in its Bent, Level and Vertical Alignments. Throughout the Stroke, the Wrist may make Rotational Motions (Turn and Roll), but it does not make Vertical Motions (Cock and Uncock) and once Bent in its Impact Alignment, it makes no further Horizontal Motions (Bend or Arch).

The Skilled Player uses his Right Forearm and #3 Pressure Point to Trace the Straight Plane Line and thereby maintain a consistent Clubhead Orbit (2-N-0). He has learned to disregard both the Clubhead and the Body. Instead, he relies solely on his Educated Hands (5-0) to control the Three Functions of the Club (Face, Head, and Shaft per 1-L) throughout the Three Station Stroke (12-3).

[Yoda]

Yoda,

DO TGM trained players prefer light swingweights? I am wondering if a heavier clubhead makes it more difficult to 'slap' with the #3PP.

Thx

Swingweights, overall Clubweight and other 'balancing' factors make little difference to TGM players. That is because your normal #3 Pressure Point Pressure moves lighter Clubs faster and heavier Clubs slower (6-C-2-0). This produces a higher 'Approach Speed' (into Impact) for the lighter Clubs. However, the heavier Clubs have more mass. These two factors -- higher velocity versus more mass -- tend to cancel each other out, and this results in a nearly identical Separation Speed for both the lighter and heavier Clubs.

But this brings us to an important point: No matter what Club you are using, you must Sustain the Lag all the way through Impact. Impact is, as Homer used to say, "so terribly violent!" And the idea is to make that violent collision last as long as possible -- you want that Ball to stay on that Clubface for as long as possible -- so as to transfer as much of the Clubhead Momentum to the Ball as possible. And remember: The Ball hits the Clubface just as hard as the Clubface hits the Ball! That means that the Clubhead will slow down during Impact. Since the Ball picks up 100 percent of the Separation Speed (of the Clubhead), your job is to make sure that the inevitable Clubhead Slowdown is as little as possible. All this means that you Never Quit at Impact!

Finally, though you do 'hit the Ball with your #3 Pressure Point,' it is best to visualize a much more 'massive' action. The #3 Pressure Point is the 'Point' that is Driving your entire Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- the Right Forearm, Frozen Bent Right Wrist, #3 Pressure Point and the angled extension of the Club. Think of all this as one unit, and keep Driving it -- Follow-Through! -- all the way through to Both Arms Straight!

It is the 'Open Sesame' to a lifetime of Better Golf.

[Yoda]

Originally Posted by Yoda

Finally, though you do 'hit the Ball with your #3 Pressure Point,' it is best to visualize a much more 'massive' action. The #3 Pressure Point is the 'Point' that is Driving your entire Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- the Right Forearm, Frozen Bent Right Wrist, #3 Pressure Point and the angled extension of the Club. Think of all this as one unit, and keep Driving it -- Follow-Through! -- all the way through to Both Arms Straight! It is the 'Open Sesame' to a lifetime of Better Golf.

.....angled extension of the club???? do you mean the angle between left arm and shaft (left wedge) propelled by the action of right arm?...i am one that drives pp#3 to impact...yes it does feel a little weak especially with a heavy club....cause of the mass...hhmmm...so a more massive action in mind would be what you guys speek of as blast off and or launching pad stuff, is this what you mean?

By 'angled extension of the Club,' I mean that the Club is an Angled Extension of the Right Forearm. And by 'more massive' I mean that it is not only the #3 Pressure Point supplying the Driving, On Plane Force required by 1-L-#10, it is also the Right Forearm. And the thrust of the Right Forearm, in turn, is either supported by the On Plane Right Shoulder (Hitters) or supplied by it via the Centrifugal Force created by its Downstroke Turn (Swingers).

In other words, you 'hit the ball' not only with your #3 Pressure Point, you hit it with your entire Right Side -- Shoulder, Forearm and #3 Pressure Point (balanced with #1 if you want) -- all On Plane directly behind the Clubshaft and Driving the Clubhead Lag and Sweetspot toward the Plane Line. And when you get it right...

It's Delicious.

Absolutely delicious.

[Yoda]

How do you set up with the right forearm on the clubshaft plane at address?

Maybe I have completely misunderstood earlier directions for doing this or maybe I am anatomically deformed, but I can't seem to set up this way without putting myself into a position that a Cirque de Soleil performer would be envious of.

Also, after reviewing numerous photos of professional golfers, I don't see any that set up this way.

Yoda, can you or Chuck or anyone else help me understand this. Pictures would be very helpful if at all possible.

Thanks.

Study the photos in 9-2-1 #2; 9-2-2 #2; and 9-2-3 #1.

See also my posts above regarding the minimal #3 Accumulator and the heel-to-toe positioning of the sole of the club

[Yoda]

Using the srong single action grip and correct forearm action what prevents or causes the ball to hook? It seems like the club face automatically closes at and through impact.

Assuming:

1. A Flat Left Wrist executing any one of the three Hinge Actions;

2. Including their proper Rhythm;

3. With the Clubface aligned at Impact Fix per the selected Hinge Action;

4. The Ball properly positioned for Straightaway Flight; and

5. The Right Forearm and #3 Pressure Point Tracing the Square-Square Plane Line of 10-5-A...

The Ball will go dead straight.