[rwh]

What do people think of the movement of the right shouler - with particular reference to the initiation of accumulator 4 release.

I find it more efficient to think of my Pivot in terms of only the Address, the Top and the Finish - the three Stations of 12-3. The reversal of the backwards pivot begins before reaching Top and the loading and unloading of #4 happens without conscious thought or effort on the way to Finish.

If you could look at the Blobman from above, you would see the shoulders are essentially parallel to the plane line at impact. So, while the shoulders at Impact have moved more down than they were at Address (due to Axis Tilt), they have not moved more out toward the plane line. This may suggest that the more profitable right shoulder swing thoughts (if any!) would tend more toward "down" and less toward "out".