[Daryl]

When you say fan the right hand, is that a bending back of the hand at the wrist?

Yes and no. You must create the Flying Wedges which will give you structure for impact, so Flatten the Left Wrist (the right wrist will bend properly only if you have a Strong single action grip) but also fan your right forearm a bit. Your Right Elbow barely moves if at all as your Hands Fan to the right.

Remember that a Basic Motion Stroke in a way (Chipping), is a section of the Total Motion Stroke in that it represents the last two feet before and after impact. In other words, if you’re a Swinger, at Two Feet before Impact, if we were to cut this section out of a picture of the Total Motion Stroke, your left Wrist has already begun to Uncock and is within a fraction of Level (where it would be at impact) and your Hands have already Swiveled and your Right Wrist is Level and almost Vertical (Turned only a fraction). Your Right Elbow is in front of your Right Hip and your Hands are about over your Right Knee (Fanned Right Forearm). If you’re a Hitter, Then Your Right Elbow is at your side, your Hands are above your Right Knee and your Right Wrist is Level and Vertical.

Both Swingers and Hitters have the Cubshaft in a straight line with the Left Arm (as always), but a Swingers Clubhead may be a bit to the right of the Hitters because of the Swingers very slightly Turned Hands (about a quarter of an inch turned).

How would you describe the right shoulder motion? It sounds like the left shoulder is the pivot point of the whole machine which the right shoulder powers.

Ahh. The Head is the Center (pivot point), and must be between your feet. The Left Shoulder is the center of your left arm (primary lever) so when your Right Shoulder moves toward the Ball it forces the Left Shoulder Up and Back because the Head was the Center Point of the Rotation. If your Left Arm is snuggly against your chest then it will move when your left shoulder moves and be pulled in the direction of your Left Shoulder. So, to have your Left Arm Snuggly against your chest you should use Extensor Force (Right Triceps pulling your Left Arm Straight and across your chest).

Don’t pull up and back with the left shoulder during or to initiate the Downstroke. It has nothing to aim for. The Right shoulder can aim at the plane-line and keep your hands on-plane. Your Right Shoulder will push your left shoulder around the Pivot Center (Head).

At the end of the two foot backStroke, the Clubhead is trailing your hands. Keep that Alignment into and past Impact for a three dimensional impact. Even after impact your hands are still leading your Clubhead (until two feet past). If you keep the structure that you had at the Two Foot Backswing, then your Clubhead will move evenly down, out and forward simultaneously. If you jerk your hands or move your arms independent of your shoulders, then they won’t move down, out and forward evenly and you won’t have an even three dimensional impact.

Your right shoulder should be lower than your left shoulder at the start. Your Right Should will rise a little by the end of the two foot take-away, then go down again to drive the Downstroke.

There is a difference between a Hitter and a Swinger during Basic Motion type stokes (Chipping geometry), but very little (what Powers the Stroke, action). Most of the differences stem from the Right Elbow Location. For a TRUE BASIC MOTION swing, you should zero out the #3 Accumulator and keep the Left Wrist Flat and Level, Right Wrist Bent and Level throughout. If you use it for Chipping, then later on, adjust for swinging or Hitting if desired.

One of the Major differences between Basic and Total Motion is Angle of Attack. In Basic Motion, the Angle of Attack is so slight that if you jerk your hands even the slightest, your clubhead will hit the ground before it hits the ball.

Basic motion is learning a lot of things but one of the most important is to keep the structural alignments (structure and Geometry) of the Flying Wedges through impact. Your Right Elbow may not move on the Backstroke while the Wedges are created, but your right elbow should move on the Downstroke when your left arm moves away from your chest.