6-B-1-D Extensor Action

[okie]

I was referencing that with #3Acc the stretch is below the plane of the clubshaft, without # 3 Acc it is on the same plane. Correct?

[SECGolf]

Yes, I believe that would be the case.

[Yoda]

I was referencing that with #3Acc the stretch is below the plane of the clubshaft, without # 3 Acc it is on the same plane. Correct?

Yes . . . Right Triceps Extensor Action stretches the Left Arm in the direction it is pointing. When the #3 Accumulator (Left Arm / Clubshaft Angle) is zeroed, there is theoretically a Left Shoulder Plane Angle. In this instance, the Extensor Action stretch in "On" Plane, not "Below" Plane.

[okie]

Thanks, Yoda! Congrats on # 6,500!

[Yoda]

Thanks, Yoda! Congrats on # 6,500!

Omigosh . . . I hadn't realized I was closing in on this milestone. Thanks for noticing, Oakie!

[ruthin]

What would be a good way of practicing extensor action with/without a club in your hand?

I think I understand the concept, but I feel I am directing it along the shaft. I have read the posts on this but wonder if anyone can add different drills/thoughts as to feel both?

Any drills anyone may have spring to mind?

[okie]

Pulling on your left thumbkin may prove helpful. If you feel as though you are pulling on plane with the shaft as opposed to below plane, then you might want to look into how you are gripping the club with your left hand, seeings that this determines the degree of the #3 Acc. angle. If # 3 is zeroed out or close to zeroed out because you are gripping too much in the palm the pull will be close to or actually on the plane of the shaft. The idea that golf is a game of inches is quite apparent when you consider the # Acc. I like to look in the mirror to visually ensure that the stretch is below plane.

[ruthin]

okie,

Thanks for the response. When you say look in the mirror, are you looking for the hands to go in a direction different to the clubshaft plane?

[6bmike]

What would be a good way of practicing extensor action with/without a club in your hand?

I think I understand the concept, but I feel I am directing it along the shaft. I have read the posts on this but wonder if anyone can add different drills/thoughts as to feel both?

Any drills anyone may have spring to mind?

Pull on a long sleeve shirt or sweater- this way you will only pull outward and resist lifting the left arm with extensor action- that is the job of the right elbow not the linear force of EA

[okie]

okie,

Thanks for the response. When you say look in the mirror, are you looking for the hands to go in a direction different to the clubshaft plane?

With any degree of Acc 3 angle the left arm and the shaft are not in line (they do share the same vertical plane of motion i.e. left flying wedge) therefore extensor action is in a direction inside of the plane line i.e. pull the left arm in the direction it is already pointing. So yes it is not in the same direction as the shaft, unless #3 is zeroed out. For me, checking it out in a mirror is essentially about seeing how much Acc 3 angle I have. This is one of the reasons why the grip is so important. It is possible for a grip to look OK, but yet have no real geometric relationship with the sweetspot. Position golf sucks! So for putting EA pulls the left arm on the same plane as the shaft because I zero out #3 Acc. hope that helps