[golfbulldog]

Good post . .. But keep in mind if he didn't have a bunch of hip slide his hands would fly way out over the plane. The steeper the plane you have to slide more. Flatter planes require less slide and more rotation.

Getting the hands more "in" and the plane flatter will make the pivot more rotary by necessity. If he spins his hips on his current steep plane he's WAY OVER THE PLANE. Right now he's on plane just a steep plane.

I know what you say about planes etc...I sort of get it...need time to think...

I agree with Bagger... he has many hitting components... but that can depend alot on where you get your first exposure to TGM.... if you learn a "twistaway" type move early on....then you can get a swing that looks like this... I did... works well until one ( OK ...i mean I) ignorantly start to work on incorporating swingers components into the hitting pattern that one has subconsiously started to develop.

Would a conscious move to the angle of approach help if Detonum wants to hit ? Maybe his hip slide looks better if one considers it from the 10-5-E downswing plane option that Hitters can use?

The arch starts in frame 2 of the DTL views....hands stay stationary whilst the clubhead moves up back and in....if the hands moved up back and in at the same pace and the impact address was less pronounced....there would be no arch... essentially what Mike was saying...