[Daryl]

O.B,
Great Post. I love the Term “Comparatively Squared Away”.



From the Top of the Backstroke to Impact, Hogans shoulders Rotated 90 degrees while his Hips Rotated 75 degrees. Did his Hip Turn slow down allowing his shoulders to catch up? or Did His Right Shoulder accelerate, thus gaining on his Hips?

The following Vapid Post tries to answer this question:

The Farther the Right Shoulder is Driven Down-plane before Release (the left Shoulder moves correspondingly Up-Plane), the greater the Right Elbow Bend at Release. The Greater the Right Elbow Bend at Release, the Farther Forward the Hands can be at Impact and reach the Line-of-sight to the ball without the risk of Running-Out-Of-Right-Arm at Impact.

If the Left Shoulder leaves the Plane while the Right Shoulder is moving Down-plane, then the “off the Plane” rotation will cause the Player to Bend the Plane-Line.

Notice in the BH illustration that while both the Right and Left shoulders rotate On-Plane, there is 0 degree horizontal rotation. The Shoulders have rotated open 45 degrees to the Target, while the Hips are open 30 Horizontal degrees to the Target. I think the Hips still lead and drive the Right Shoulder through the Impact Interval. BH's hips are turned 45 degrees at the Top of his Backstroke while his shoulders are turned 90 degrees. So, one Question is: Did his Hips slow, allowing his right shoulder to catch-up? Or, did Hogans Right Shoulder Accelerate Down-plane? If his Right Should accelerated, then the thrust applied to them from the Top of the swing remained constant during the Downstroke sequence. In other words, his rate of Hip turn wouldn't slow down, but rather speed up. This is possible because the Hips Slide (Slower rate of rotation), then Turn (sharper rate of rotation).

If the Right Shoulder is Driven Down-Plane by Hip Action, then slowing or stopping Hip Action prevents Right Shoulder acceleration.

Holding a Ball in your hand out the window of a car traveling 50 MPH, then slamming on the brakes, and then throwing the ball, isn't "Launching Pad" or "Flywheel Spinning". Even Thrust is needed for the Right shoulder to accelerate into the Release Interval, which requires the Hip Turn to increase speed. Hip speed is increased by changing its rate of Turn, not by using muscular effort to fling the Hips toward the Target.

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