Losing secondary lever assembly
 

I've always struggled with uncocking my left wrist too early, and the more I try to hold that power accumulator 2 angle the tighter my left arm becomes. Any suggestions?
Thanks

Steve, I wanted to thank you for your hinge question in the other post.
 

What I know about the Vertical Hinge comes from Yoda's DVD set and You tube film on "Uncocking the Left wrist." Watch it here, often.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVws0CQqTDc

Last night, I hit over 200 balls with it in a variety of ways. My pivot can "invite" the VH down and through the swivel. Wrist must be pliable, but not overly so, like holding an injured bird. My right forearm, using pp# 1, can blast it down-plane effectively, too. Your left arm is a "leash" or light constraint to your right arm or total motion. I believe if you are on-plane correctly (1-L-6), the VH will be effective at any time it is "unleashed."

Use the search function on this excellent site to investigate further. You might be uncocking the VH with your left forearm. That is bad news!

Patrick

Move your Release Point forward until Uncocking the Left Wrist occurs later.

Would that be further "down" or further "forward" ?

Down, Forward or Out is all the same on a Circle.

Steve, have you seen this video?
 

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/index.p...5&video_id=101

I believe Mr. Tomasello is singing our tune! Look at all those 3 videos.

Patrick

First of all . . . . probably want to get away from "holding" on to #2 . . . the model for #2 laggy look was Hogan and I can PROMISE you he wasn't holding on to nothing . . .

You want to create your accumulator lag and lag pressure DYNAMICALLY with THRUST from the ground up. But from the word "thrust" you could infer FAST QUICK HARD . . . probably not the best thoughts. You want to use the ground FOR A LONG TIME.

What does your pivot look like? Do you move around? Hang back?

A couple things you could work on . . .

1. Hit a lot of hard punch/chip type shots.
2. Feel like your arms/hands are leaving the clubhead behind on your takeaway so much so that it actually bends your left wrist more . . . then drag everything down with your pivot by really using the ground via your thighs and hips . . . feel like you are dragging your shoulders too.
3. Get you a piece of 1/4 inch plexey glass (sp?) a small piece will do set it about 4 or 5 inches behind your ball . . . hit shots . . . chips and pitches first . . . build up to full swings.

Here are a couple to check out . . .

Note in the first one how he's dragging the club back ... looks like the weight of the club and his arms are actually "cupping" or bending his left wrist . . . . in the first one you may be able to say "he's holding on" . . . ain't happening . . . look at the second one at full speed . . . that freakin' club is WHIPPING . . . those accumulators are getting FIRED . . . maybe automatically but . . . they are getting slung out . . . thrown out . . . whipped out . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPmcghb1L5k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JlUJ...eature=related

Thanks for the feed back.This 1/4 inch piece of plexy glass. How do you put it behind the ball and what is its purpose? Someone asked about my pivot and I have a tendency to move my hips forward toward the ball on my downswing and it feels like my right hip has taken up the space where my hands should be. I never feel like my hands are close to my thighs on the downswing. I feel like they have moved out to the target line.

Goat humping . . . what happens likely is your hands get out away from you and the shaft "lays down" your plane get shifted out to the right . . . . hands out and club in . . . so from there you have disrupted your radius and to get to the ball YOU HAVE TO UNCOCK . . . Is your shaft at impact raised up/more vertical than it was at address? By shifting everything that far "out" . . . you're moving low point well back of what you intend at address. All you got left is #2 (uncocking) to get to the ball . . . because you have disrupted your radius via your pivot. Your arms are going to "try to get in line" with the "center of rotation" . . . so if your spine gets vertical . . your arms raise up and and hands get out away from you . . . gotta get to the ball somehow so you throw your wrist at it.

Your butt is "comming off the wall" . . . you need to feel your sliding forward AND going BACKWARD and probably will need to feel your head and chest "compressing" down toward the ball.

Yes my spine becomes more vertical and my shaft is more upright at impact and my hands are much higher. I have a tough time hitting the ball first. I used to try to practice the drill where you imagine your hands are under a shelf at address and come back under the shelf at impact. Good thing I was using some foam rubber. I usually feel like I have to lift my left shoulder up to my ear to make room for the club shaft at impact.