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Interesting that you mention this. I have thought about it aswell -(the reason why I mentioned "right hand down on a hockey stick) -, and it would be interesting to hear some theories.

I can say this much. I started playing golf as a hitter. Without knowing I was hitting. I went to a pro Late april this year, and thats when I changed to "swinging".

By that time I didn't know the terms as hitting, or swinging. My pro told me, that I should swing with my left side, and let the right arm basically come along for the ride. And he also stated that I can't play golf as I play hockey. (Right arm muscular thrust). "No low handicaper does that" (His words, not mine). Not knowing better, I blindly belived that was THE way.

And thats when I started trying to swing, and trust CF... I don't trust it because I can't control it. That might also add to my steering.. Ofcourse, I realise that, the reason I feel I can't control it, is very much because of my flawed fundamentals.

I started researching about the left side driving the swing. And eventually, I ended up with TGM. And later, I ended up here. And now I know, Right arm thrust is a perfectly sound way to hit a golf ball. I feel like a hitter. But I'm not sure I would want to mess up my swing even MORE by starting to hit. On te other hand, maybe it would be a good thing to try something different. Either way, I'm as usual talking too much, trying to understand things, that I dont understand/or that I am not qualified to analyse.

I did see some active Right Arm thrust in your swing, that's why I asked whether you were right handed. Its very natural to use your dominant hand and arm. In fact thats why Homer listed Drive Loading first. 12-1.

Hitting , swinging, one isnt better than the other the choice is yours. But thrusting can be a death move to a Swinger hence the golf magazines CF centric view on everything. When I see new golfers, kids, women I see them thrusting. I see thrusters in tournaments , good golfers.......guys who Ive discovered dont read golf magazines that much. I make a point of asking. They just "get the job done" and are relatively oblivious to golf instruction. To their benefit by and large. Imagine taking some guy who is a tournament golfer and getting him to Swing?

Im not saying to go back to Hitting .......the choice is yours. But you landed in the right place. Only TGM properly distinguishes Hitting and Swinging.

One little tip to think about as you wait to get together with Amen Corner......whether you're swinging or hitting think of the golf swing as the straightening of the right arm (either actively or passively, hitting or swinging) but with the right hand held in the amount of bend you establish at address. In other words dont straighten the right arm and unbend the right wrist. The flip you mention , the loss of the flat left wrist from a right side perspective is the loss of the bent right wrist. You dont necessarily need to keep it fully bent , just the amount you establish at address. Think of it as "frozen" is that helps you. Try it in little chips , feel its geometric simplicity , then little pitches , then little mid irons..... Hitting or swinging (active right arm extension or not)

Homer called this "golf's unique move". The reason good athletes from other sports suffer while learning golf. When you throw a ball you fire the right hand.....not good for golf. So straighten the right arm without unbending the right wrist.