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Old 03-14-2008, 12:37 PM
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Yes. Most emphatically. Both arms straight at about 45 degrees or 4:30 on the dial.

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Impact, low point, then both arms straight means the ball is struck with a bent right arm. Like the boxers punch, it hits the bag bent and thrusts to an in line, spent, position. Knowledge that when combined with a bent right wrist would save the novice much grief and wasted time.

Homer, I believe, thought this to be golf's unique move. In throwing a ball for example the arm straightens and the hand flops over. Great for throwing a ball but disaster for a golf shot. Take another look at Hogan here. Long right arm, bent right wrist. A driver might see momentum straighten out the right wrist perhaps, but it would be quickly re established up plane in the finish.

These aren't my insights. Thanks to Misters Kelley, Hogan and Blake. I should also mention the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Marietta, Georgia. The collective golf knowledge imparted there would be worthy of the Golf Hall Of Fame.
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