When is a Method a Method? GM#151
 

Can't speak for the 1991 TGM Community. I was doing my sabbatical in a galaxy far away. :oops:

When is a Method a Method? GM#155
 

Yes, I agree. My post should be interpreted as follows:

"Dual Horizontal Hinge Action is mandatory for True Swingers and normal for Manipulated Swingers. However, Manipulated Swingers have the option of using Angled and Dual Vertical Hinge Actions as well, providing they make the necessary adjustments (Clubface Alignment and Rhythm)."


The above explanation assumes the use of the Inclined Plane. However, while I'm clarifying, I suppose I should address the two remaining Hinge Action Variations; namely, Horizontal (Only) Hinge Action (10-10-A) and Vertical (Only) Hinge Action (10-10-B). These Variations operate in a Vertical Plane, not on an Inclined Plane. Horizontal (Only) is available to both True and Manipulated Swingers. Vertical (Only) is available to only Manipulated Swingers. And what about Angled (Only) Hinge Action? In the absence of an Inclined Plane, i.e, the use of a Vertical or a Horizontal Plane, it does not exist (by definition).

From a theoretical standpoint, these two Variations serve as the basis for their 'Dual Action' counterparts (10-10-D/E). From a practical standpoint, they satisfy the need of the player who ignores the Inclined Plane, typically for short Shots such as Putting and Chipping. In such Strokes, his Clubhead 'Covers' the Straight Plane Line instead of Tracing it. In other words, the player causes the Clubhead to move in a Vertical Plane -- Up and Back (no 'In') and Down and Forward (no 'Out') -- and not on an Inclined Plane. As he does so, he executes (with his Flat Left Wrist) either the Horizontal or Vertical Hinge Motion of the Clubface.

Well, I'm sure the above first paragraph lifted any remaining Fog from my prior post. Unfortunately, I'm equally sure that the next two lowered more of their own. Not to worry: That's part of The Journey we call The Golfing Machine. Take what you can for now, and throw the rest in your Incubator. Turn it over now and then, and over time, you'll be surprised at what pecks its way out of the shell.

Meanwhile, lay off my ears! :oops:

Hitters vs. Swingers GM#167
 

The Snap Releases -- both Non-automatic and Automatic -- are available for both Hitters and Swingers.

Hitters vs. Swingers GM#201
 

Quote:

Originally posted by MizunoJoe
[br]6b1d,

Thanks for the summary - I was pretty sure Yoda would get you into the 4-barrel HITTING procedure with the driving right shoulder. [Bold by Yoda.]



To accelerate the Clubhead from the Top, Swingers use Centrifugal Throwout Action and Hitters use Muscular Drive-Out Action. Accordingly, each uses the Right Shoulder in a very different way. Swingers use it to actively 'drive,' or accelerate, the essentially inert Left Arm (the #4 Power Accumulator) into Impact. Hitters use it to take up the initial slack during the Start Down and then as the 'equal and opposite force' backstop required to accelerate their Driving Right Arm (the #1 Power Accumulator) into Impact.

The Swinger's active Right Shoulder accelerates the Left Arm, and Centrifugal Force and its Throw-Out Action then powers the Clubhead. The Right Arm remains passive -- except for its Right Triceps Extensor Action and the #3 Pressure Point sensing and directing the Clubhead Lag -- and thus the Stroke remains Three-Barrel. In contrast, the Hitter's active Right Shoulder serves as the 'launching pad' for the Right Arm and its Muscular Drive-out Action that powers the Clubhead. Since the Right Arm then drives the entire Primary Lever Assembly (including the Left Arm), the Full-Power Hitting Stroke can properly be classified as Four-Barrel.

Flat Left Wrist at Address GM#212
 

Swingers use the Pull of Centrifugal Force to Throw the Club Out into Release. Hitters use the Push of Muscular Thrust to Drive the Club Out into Release.

Flat Left Wrist at Address GM#215
 

quote="jerry1967 "]
why can't i be both a hitter and a swinger?
[/quote]


You can Swing or Hit on any given Stroke. You just can't do both simultaneously.

Hitting or Right Arm Swinging? BM#30
 

You may recall from Mr. Alford's earlier post that he drives the Ball 300
yards using his Right Arm. You may also recall that he rebuffed my
presumptive comment -- that he was appropriately using Right Triceps Thrust
in a Hitting procedure -- and stated that he was Swinging.


Well, let's give credit where credit is due: The above described condition is
entirely consistent with that suffered by many who choose to Swing the
Right Arm (from the Elbow) instead of using it to Drive the Left (from
the Shoulder). Our Right Arms are made to move in a straight-line Piston
Motion -- Hitting or Swinging. Those who vigorously do otherwise tempt Mr.
Alford's fate.

Hit or Right Arm Swing? BM#32
 

David,

I am delighted to learn of your recovery. Sincerely, I am. I did find the two
items -- a strong Right Arm Swing and injured right elbow ligaments -- to be
more than coincidental since that exact condition is described in 7-19 of The
Golfing Machine. I viewed your unfortunate news not as a springboard to
'dribble,' but as an opportunity to make the connection and perhaps assist
others in a similar predicament.


As it turns out, your injury was not golf-related. Nevertheless, it is a fact
that the people I know wearing those bands on their right forearms do not
shoot the bow or play the guitar. They swing their right arm.

Hit or Right Arm Swing? BM#38
 

I am not a medical doctor. However, I am an adequate Golf Stroke mechanic,
and my stated reference was to Homer's 'ligament injury' comment in 7-19, not
to tendonitis.


Personally, I have never experienced tendonitis or 'golfer's elbow.' But I
don't Swing my Right Arm, either.

What's easier? BM#44
 

It is true that Swinging requires much less conscious control than Hitting,
especially during the learning process. Hence Homer's words: "You can
practically sleep and Swing."


It is also true that, as with Swinging, the Hitter's Impact is indeed a
violent collision of Clubface and Ball. However, also as with Swinging, the
Motion that produces that violence is 'very deliberate, positive and heavy'
(3-F-6).