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golfbulldog your argument has far from sold me yet i'm afraid. In 7-3 when Homer talks about the position of the right forearm he says 'should' he doesn't say it separates hitting and swinging. To me it's still an ideal. from my own experience i can get my right arm in all sorts of funky positions and still swing.

Back to 7-19, the text you quoted doesn't mean a great deal on it's own as it does not specify what the manipulation is. But Homer does seem to go on to clarify:

"Clubhead Lag can be established in three different ways:
-1. by resisting the Backstroke motion for Drive Loading
-2. with the Start Down motion for Float Loading
-3 by "throwing" the club against the Lag Pressure Point at The Top for Drag Loading"

Theres no way he;s resisting the backstroke for drive loading, lucky number 3 for me...

Just for purposes of more info -
Remember in 6-C he states the loading of clubhead lag is constant, that is the loading continues throughout the stroke. So lag manipulation refers to establishment, producing and maintaining. Establishment detailed above, and maintaining or producing by drive (indirect or direct) of centrifugal force (swing) or of triceps muscle (hit).

Since it is hard to tell about the type of drive, IF you are going toTRY to determine hitting or swinging, maybe look at hinge action on MOST shots.
Reasoning: Hinge action CERTAINLY does NOT determine hitting or swinging, but angled is natural consequence of muscle drive, and horizontal natural consequence of centrifugal force (hence MOST shots). Then again they could manipulate hinge action on every shot and you are still uncertain.