[golfbulldog]

Jeff, the section I quoted from 2-E (6th edition) about zero deceleration was Homer's statement - a theoretical ideal not a practical one... but it does appear that he thought that some resistance to deceleration was possible by maintaining shaft stress through lag pressure.

This may be an area for TGM summit people ?

Perhaps scientifically incorrect but a very real feeling.?? LAG pressure at impact is the way to achieve it...if it is possible to resist deceleration....but then we want lag pressure at impact for other reasons (alignment / stop floipping)....

So stick with lag pressure - let science people worry about impact deceleration - but in the back of your mind accept that HK may have got that that bit incorrect...but he got the big bits right.