[Daryl]

Daryl, I think I just put it together with the Alignment DVD drill of "shooting the plane line." Your last post was too subtle for me. I'm sorry, could you unpack it?

I know the RFT sets the pivot and that is a subtle move in comparison to my lumbering sways and thrusts. I know the RFT takes the hip back and shoulder correctly.

Are you saying that if I keep my head still, as Yoda stresses, and Armour and Hogan...I will feel more like I'm turning than tilting?

Speaking of feelings, the forward lateral hip bump will feel small and the shoulder thrust or underhand toss should feel huge, right?

Thanks again. I realized yesterday, that I had reall ignored my pivot!

I meant that I (me personally) feel more Turn than Tilt. I'm Tilting, but I feel the Turn more than I sense the Tilt. I know my Hips are Tilting because my knees are Bending.

Keep your Head Still.

Lastly, if your Left Hip, stays on the Red Line During the Backstroke, you WILL feel the Stretch that Hogan Talks about.

Put a little more weight on your Left Foot at Address. Then as you pivot, your right Hip will be withdrawn as your Left Hip moves down the red line as your weight shifts.

Then, during the downswing, since most of your weight is on your right foot, your left hip will travel back down the red line as your right hip comes back to the red line. As your right hip continues down the red line, your left hip will withdraw to the rear. see illustrations. Your weight remains on the rght side during the sit-down and only begins moving left as your left hip withdraws.

Impact should occur about the same moment that the weight shifts to your left foot. Which is at the end of the left hip turn.

So....you don't shift the weight to the left, and then hit the ball. Impact should occur as the weight hits the left foot.

Hows that for unpacking it?