NICE . . . still able to do it when old and crusty and still on a busted set of 170 year old wheels . . .

If you look at those pics of Fowler and Rose in comparison . . . there is definitely some differences in how their right arms and shoulders are working . . . not saying those cats are "wrong" . . both are amazing talents . . . but which of the 3 has the right shoulder providing the most "support" for the release motion of the right arm?

I see it. Very important stuff Bucket!

Possibly why some really good teachers of the machine are able to look so lazy through impact while still generating massive power? Alignments and Sequencing!!! :notworthy

Kevin

I would rather discuss the topic than debate it.

All golfers use CF. Some use it to Uncock the Left Wrist and Unbend the Right Elbow and Some use Right Arm Thrust to Straighten the Right Elbow and Uncock the Left Wrist.

Cool with me! I don't wanna fight with you! We been in enough fights with other foolz in the past 2 months right!

So let's discuss Fowler and Rose vs. Hogan . . . .

How would you catalog? Or is it possible? Are Fowler and Rose executing a plane line shift? Or is that what swinging "looks like" . . . or is it Hitting? Or is it off plane motion?

They are certainly doing something different than Hogan right?

my take
 

I don't want to be presumptuous, in thinking that I can speak in place of His Royal Highness, Lord Bucket. But, I'll give you some opinions from a commoner.

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.

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Tried working on this today with very good results. Can't wait to explore it further.
Thank you for this gem.

:salut:

Lets see if we can see and understand the Plane Shift in the same way. The Plane Shift does not need to occur at Release. I think that for many Golfers the Plane Shift does occur at Release but both Hogan and Fowler Plane Shift at Startdown and their Sequenced Releases occur on the Elbow Plane.

Your observation of the Post Impact Clubshaft Angle at Follow-through is correct. I don't think that they're on the same Plane that they were at Impact. But I don't equate that with Hitting or Swinging. I would equate that with "Pivot Controlled Hands". It's allowing the Pivot to control the Alignments. I'm sure that they could teach their Pivot to move their Hands like Hogan moved His Hands but I think that the jury is still out on Hogan whether he used Pivot Controlled Hands vs Hands Controlled Pivot.

Can we separately discuss Plane Shifts because I think that either Acceleration Procedure, Hitting or Swinging can use any shift and any number of Shifts and almost anywhere in the Swing except Release through Follow-Through.

Very nice tie together with the book Ted. I never think to look in Chapter 2. Got to get over my fear of that chapter! :notworthy

Thanks!

Kevin

Can't the pivot assist with power by driving the lever, but still be CONTROLLED by the hands?

Kevin

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........