[Jeff]

Daryl,

How do you interpret the statement "in line with the shoulders"?

In a previous thread on PA#4, a number of forum members defined that in-line condition as being met when there is a 90 degree angle between the chest wall and the left arm at the left shoulder area.

I have a serious problem with the idea that the pivot is still driving the left arm during the left hip clearing action - when the pivot drive direction is left and inside. I can only perceive a pivot drive being useful from a swing power perspective when the left arm/left hand/club is being driven down-and-out-and-forwards towards the ball.

You also wrote-: "Sometimes you'll see golfers let go of the club with their right hand after impact or unbend or flip with their right hand in an attempt to prevent the right arm from restricting Left Arm Acceleration after both arms straight."

I think that a swinger may allow the right hand to leave the club, or straighten, post-impact because they have run-out-of-right arm. In the standard followthrough (using a horizontal hinging action), the left hand is moving inside and left very fast immediately post-impact. If the right shoulder has not moved sufficiently far/fast downplane in the late downswing, it may be extremely difficult for the golfer to keep the right wrist bent (and the right palm firmly attached to the grip) all the way to the end of the followthrough (when drag loading) - especially when the club is moving very fast through impact (eg. Driver swings of Phil Mickelson, VJ Singh and Fred Couples).

Jeff.