Through some trial and error, my preference is to use pp3 when employing extensor action in my swinging motion. For me, it makes the startup swivel easier, and better sets up dual horizontal hinge action. I love Yoda's explanation of grabbing your shirt sleeve with your right forefinger and thumb and taking it to top or end.
There's this piece of equipment at my gym that replicates a standing shoulder fly. You stand, facing the machine, grab the two handles at about waist height, and push them away from each other, to about shoulder height (check the attachment below, its a one-armed dumbbell shoulder fly instead of a machine, its all I could find online). Anyways, when I use this machine, I notice that I have a strong feeling of pushing away with the right elbow, always trying to keep it straight. The machine is a tripod, with a steady point at the center, and the user pushing out to maintain the constant radius. It was not until I felt the same thing in my swing did I fully understand what extensor action did; take out the wobble in the stroke. Big light bulb stuff going on in this young noodle .
Indulge me a bit more, if you will:
I liken a golf swing w/o extensor action to someone who attempts to do a dumbbell shoulder fly with too much weight for them. Their head moves, their elbow bends, and their knees sag, all to compensate for the weight that they cannot control with their hand and triceps muscle only. On the other hand, proper extensor action ensures that the head will remain steady, the right elbow bend is constant, and the shoulder/hip/knee slant all respond to the path of the hands.
If you know the type of machine I'm talking about, or can imagine it, that's just my way of feeling extensor action, coupled with a startup swivel. I know it took a while, it's just one of those things that's harder to explain in words, but able to demonstrate in a few seconds.
Thanks for reading my novel approach to extensor action...pun intended
There's this piece of equipment at my gym that replicates a standing shoulder fly.
I liken a golf swing w/o extensor action to someone who attempts to do a dumbbell shoulder fly with too much weight for them. Their head moves, their elbow bends, and their knees sag, all to compensate for the weight that they cannot control with their hand and triceps muscle only. On the other hand, proper extensor action ensures that the head will remain steady, the right elbow bend is constant, and the shoulder/hip/knee slant all respond to the path of the hands.
If you know the type of machine I'm talking about, or can imagine it, that's just my way of feeling extensor action, coupled with a startup swivel. I know it took a while, it's just one of those things that's harder to explain in words, but able to demonstrate in a few seconds.
Thanks for reading my novel approach to extensor action...pun intended
Welcome aboard, laangels, and thanks for this first post.
Each of us brings our own unique experiences to their study of The Golfing Machine. I am for whatever helps one understand and produce the required alignments during their golf stroke.
. 
Linear Mode
