[Daryl]

Ok Pat, don't tell anyone you have hidden some cool stuff here from OB, Yoda's LUke, Daryl and Bernt R! These are the answers to your last 20 questions and probably all that Jerry and Air ever really needs to know apart from the short game!

Originally Posted by OB Left

Therefore the prime consideration is really the relationship of the Right Shoulder to the Hands as its the Hands which are on Plane while the Left Arm is not. -In the first photo Mr Hogan's Left ARm is roughly in line with his Right Shoulder but in lower photos it has dropped somewhat. Yes, this is normal Id say. But if you dont mind I'd like to talk about the Hands a bit: The Hands appear to be approximately on the same plane as the Right Shoulder in Startdown , the first photo. Hard to say cause you cant see the ball, but assuming that to be true.....this is by definition a TSP being employed. The best way to Startdown. However in the latter photos his Hands (and his left arm too) can be seen to be getting lower vis a vis the Right Shoulder .............this is to my mind caused by two things: 1. He is dropping his Hands to a lower plane an Elbow Plane . Which for Mr Hogan given his flat backswing Plane wasnt much of a drop in terms of degrees when looking at it "down the line". 2. The free ride that the Hands get courtesy of the Right Shoulder down the TSP does not last past Startdown. The Right Shoulder cant make it all the way to the Ball on the Turned Shoulder Plane. The Hands, the entire Power Package in fact continue the journey on their own without the pulling of the Right Shoulder as they have broken free, are accelerating away from the Right Shoulder by the commencement of the Downswing (Release). The Right Shoulder then levels out some normally ......... So the relationship between Right Shoulder and Hands (or Left ARm) will always get more divergent after Startdown, particularly for those that are in the process of shifting to a lower plane. -the "perverted" Axis Tilt is so disgusting I can barely describe it but suffice it to say that instead of a Hip Slide to lower the Right Shoulder (the axis of the shoulders) all the time with a centered Head its a grotesque tilting of the shoulders (without the Hip Slide) which sends the Head backwards of its centered position. So you've lowered the Right Shoulder but at the cost of your Stationary Pivot Center...... no Pivot center and therefor no circle, no constant radius etc.

Originally Posted by Yoda's Luke

In 2-H, Homer writes about the direction of the Right Shoulder: "But the Shoulders do have crucial On Plane functions – synchronizing and aligning the Pivot Motion and Thrust with those of the Power Package (Chapter 6). “On Plane” Right Shoulder Motion is possible only by titling its axis – the spine. See 7-14. In this area the Left Shoulder is helpless. The geometry of Shoulder Control deals only with Right Shoulder, for there are no guide lines for Left Shoulder control of the Right Shoulder. Therefore, variations in Right Shoulder location will vary the Left Shoulder location at Impact and, consequently, the Low Point location as well as the Angle of Approach (2-N). Being a part of the Pivot and the Power Package, the Right Shoulder must reconcile them by moving with the greatest precision for thrust, speed, direction and distance. (7-3) So the Right Shoulder does not flap around haphazardly – it has many responsibilities. And variations in its Impact location will vary the Right Elbow’s Impact Bend and so may alter the Impact alignment of the Clubface." So, the Right Shoulder can have direction, because it can move toward a Plane Line. There's no specific direction in "swinging left", as there's no direction for the Left Shoulder or the Hips. The Hips rotate more on a horizontal plane than on the inclined Plane. Therefore, giving them any direction is haphazard. As the ball and Plane Line get closer to the body with a shorter club, the Plane steepens. As the ball and Plane Line moves away from the body with a longer club, the Plane shallows. Therefore, a Shoulder Turn Throw differs in direction with ball location. We do have options or preferences in steeper versus flatter Planes, as Nicklaus and Hogan were both successful. When the Right Shoulder, the #3PP, and the Sweet Spot are married together at Top and move in the same direction in Start Down, the forces are aligned for maximum efficiency. Divergent forces are simply less efficient, but are found all the time on the PGA Tour. In my own 4 Barrel Hit, the Pivot Drags the Power package toward the Plane Line with a Shoulder Turn Throw (10-20-C). And, I follow with a Right Arm Throw (10-20-B). It feels like I’m throwing a baseball at the golf ball.

Originally Posted by Daryl

Yes...... The Pivot generates the Raw underlying Power either like a Flywheel or, in addition, acts like a Backstop for Right Arm Thrust. What tells the Pivot where to go?? The Hands should. The Pivot should go where the Hands need it to go and not subjugate the Hands into trying to accommodate the Pivot. The Pivot should Accommodate the Hands. But you can be very successful either way........

And, Kevin gave a nice illustration as he so often does:

Originally Posted by KevCarter

I think these ideas 12 Piece has explained is huge to my understanding of swinging left... I create that perverted axis tilt YODA talked about, my right shoulder goes down with no out, and I'm stuck swinging way out to the right. No possible way to get left no matter how hard I try, and no way to get on top of the ball with my sternum. Getting the right shoulder to go OUT along with down opens my shoulders slightly at impact, and allows me to swing back up the plane line (swing left) instead of out to the right, causing either massive blocks or the quackers. Still excited a day later!

And, O.B. really drove the nail into the coffin:

Originally Posted by OB

cant find my 5 lessons did Hogan really equate the pane of glass to the Plane the Shoulders turn on? That pretty darn steep, I dont recollect him doing that.....That'd be steeper than Rotated wouldnt it? One thing I gotta note: The Right Shoulder is part of the Power Package in that it takes the Power Package the Hands down the Inclined Plane in Startdown. The right shoulder Drags, the Power Package down the Inclined Plane .....towards the ball, briefly during Startdown. This move relates to "Startdown Waggles" and/or Mr Hogans demonstration of what he termed "the most important move in golf" in the Shells WW of Golf video available on this site. For you to have your Right Shoulder take the Left Arm Down the Inclined Plane you'd have to have your Right Shoulder , Left Arm and Hands all on the Inclined Plane, no? A "Left Arm Plane" as opposed to a Turned Shoulder Plane. Which would require a zeroing of #3 Angle too wouldnt it? Moe came kinda close maybe but didnt get all the way there. The Right Shoulder taking the Hands down plane while the Left ARm is not on plane is far more common Id say. A necessary move for those who dont want to start down with their arms or hands......"hitting from the top" as its commonly known. "Swinging from the Feet" on the other hand, as Homer referred to it, the Downstroke Sequence of 6-M-1, is classic Hogan. In fact in regard to this Sequence Homer said "now you take Hogan , THE ideal...." . I believe Homer had Hogan in mind when it comes to the description of Drag Loading in Startdown and Swinging from the Feet. But that isnt to say he didnt Thrust in Release ...... 4B Hit. Our own Ted Fort and Lynn Blake Hit with a Swingers Startdown , Drag then Drive. (Although they can both Drive Load 3B Hit if they want to). In the former the Right Shoulder keeps on moving , in the latter it hangs back and backstops the Thrust .....Launching Pad. So Id personally say that if MR Hogan is hitting its after a Drag Loading , Swingers Startdown. Longitudinal is clearly evident , Active Left Wrist , Pitch Elbow so if he is Thrusting right at the bottom it with a lot of Swingers Components. So the million dollar question then becomes ..........if he is Thrusting , Actively unbending his Right Arm in a Throwing like manner (no way is it a linear thrust ...which is a huge misconception about the Hitters Right ARm motion in Total Motion ......linear Push Basic is for Basic Motion only, maybe you could do it in Acquired too I guess). Sorry Ill start it again: If he is Thrusting , what is he thrusting against? What pressure point? For it to be #1 he's really poorly aligned with his Pitch Elbow, isnt he? Any one ready to enter the Lab with an X Classification Throw or similar? I've got an idea but its a weird one.

Now MR. ICT, see if you can put this together in your own confused little mind during these next few frozen months!


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