[BerntR]

Wow,

Mindblowing stuff. Thanks for sharing.

I had to go out in the garden to check what I actually do...

With Hands Controlled Pivot, the Release Point of the Right Elbow changes location to accommodate various Club Lengths while using the same Pivot and Stance. With Pivot Controlled Hands, the Release Point of the Right Elbow has the same body Location while the Pivot and Stance varies to accommodate different Club Lengths.

When the heat is on I often forget about these issues. I am doing different things at different times. Without being aware of it. Which is probably one of my consistency issues.

When I strike the ball as I want do strike it there is a very strong sense of synchronization between right hip and the release. It almost feels like hitting the ball with the hip. Partly as you describe in the hands' controlled pivot I think. But I can vary the release point - where the hands are when the hip "hits" the ball. So while there are pivot restrictions, there is still plenty of room timing variations in there. But I have to plan it in advance. And I have to visualise the motion.

You probably have listened to golfers complain that on one day, their "Driving" was excellent but that their scoring irons failed them. The next day, their scoring irons were great but they couldn't hit a fairway from the Tee Box. These Golfers use "Fixed Release Points" and their failure to strike long and shorter clubs equally well on any given day is directly related to not compensating the Pivot.

Been there. Done that.

Nowdays, the alignments can click in on a greenside chip'n run and carry over to the next drive.

But half of the time it doesn't. I think you just diagnosed what happens to me when I struggle. The pivot takes command of my hands. Because, while I plan what my hands need to do I forget to plan the release point. As a result, the shot that I visualize isn't the shot that I try to prepare.

If you don't vary the Release Point, then you need to vary your Pivot.
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And that's probably what I do when I am totally lost. Moving every body part around, desperately trying to find a stance where the pivot will take the hands where they need to go to move the ball somewhere close to where I want to take it.


Thanks Daryl,

I learned a lot from that post.