[innercityteacher]

So this is why they Swing!


http://lynnblakegolf.com/forum/thread8669-2.html

Originally Posted by O.B.Left
Nice post Bernt.

Re the above : Would I be correct in thinking that to sustain the amount of lag pressure , inertia as sensed in the hands one must sustain the hands rate of acceleration? Or is there more to the story. Mass of club for instance? Anything else?

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You don't need to increase hands speed. I don't think you can either, unless you've gone very easy before the release. The release interval is the overdrive gear in the golf swing. Almost an eccentric quality to the muscle work in the upper body if the swing is still powered from ground up. Also, you've got some inertia that works with your hands - club shaft, hands, arms, pivot - all of these are up to speed already and suddenly the lag pressure increases dramatically. I bet one of the reasons that heavier shafts gives lower ball flight is that it adds inertia to the grip end of the club... Quote: Can you sustain the amount of lag pressure at the #3 pp after lever extension? All the way to impact? Past impact? Past low point? I bet the lag pressure (and therefore also, the golfers linear force) maxes when the overtaking rate is at the highest during the release interval. I don't think you can sustain max lag pressure at impact, but that you can sustain some lag pressure. How much depends on machine alignment. More #3 accumulator means less release before impact and more impact lag pressure. More #2 release before impact means more swing speed, perhaps, but less lag pressure at impact. It's a bit like hitting the ball in the middle of the release as opposed to hitting it at the end of the release. Past impact: I bet you can increase swing speed again. Past low point: Dunno. The only accumulator that can still do something positive is #4 and pulling with left shoulder. Pivot driven rope handling towards impact will generate a lot of force. Max force when hands are in front of left shoulder. The left shoulder is always pulling from a point that is ahead of the swing center. Linear force as long as the left shoulder is moving. Doesn't even matter where it is moving as long as it doesn't stall or doesn't go in reverse. #4 is a power house if you are in balance to swing from the feet through impact and if turn hands and shoulders together through the ball. It's like a one-armed dead lift, only a lot stronger since you don't need to pick it up from the ground, but can pull from your strongest position. If you set yourself up for utilizing it to its max it will dwarf any pressure you can produce with your right side. Left leg versus right arm, basically.

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