[nuke99]

Labrador,

Your concern is a good educated deduction and correct. as the right elbow straightening is a push nonetheless..

However , the difference is very subtle Yet VERY huge once you understand it and know its application.

for right forearm pulling...

1. The right elbow is in front of the right hips before and after impact and the pivot delivers the right elbow.. For a really extreme way of pulling... please refer to Lorena Ochoa, or Paula Creamer.. the extreme way they drag their elbow make them look like a rag doll. of course, not all pulling have to be that extreme.. Look at Hogan, Sam Snead for more or less standard way of pulling.

2. The right elbow is passive and the pivot pulls the left arms and the right arms-- so gravity, centrifugal and centripidal force will straighten the right elbow till both elbow straight. However, the right arm still pushes .. but pushes not Powering the stroke however merely providing structure(extensor action)

+ what 6mike says... to a certain extend ,, it feels like Pushing through impact, and pulling at start down... I suggest you study Tom Tommasello videos.. 2nd letter + arm ..


It took me a 9 months to understand this simple yet" complicated "concept.. but its like Christopher Columbus.. once u know it.. its easy.