[Yoda]

Thanks Yoda for your post. It answered one of the questions I asked at Woodmont which you didn't have time to answer (remember? ).

Lets clarify...it helps me to incubate...

Swinger's Delivery Line = The Basic Geometric Plane Line (the gutter).
Hitter's Delivery Line = The Angle of Approach (proxy for 10-5-E)

1. There is no Angle of Approach to an Angle of Approach procedure because the clubhead is actually covering (this means if I drop the clubhead vertically down, it would land on the Delivery Line) the Delivery Line, not approaching it (from the inside) unlike the Arc of Approach. Just a thought...but can I say there is no Arc of Approach to an Arc of Approach procedure because the the clubhead is covering the Arc of Approach (yes, sounds clumsy...)? But the Arc of Approach itself isn't a Delivery Line, is it? What defines a Delivery Line? (Homer says it guides the clubhead...but not very clear...)


2. So the 10-5-E plane line is not actually being traced, because it isn't the true geometric plane line. It's only used as a Delivery Line, and the clubhead just covers it. This is what I don't get: how can you cover the 10-5-E plane line with the clubhead and trace it with your right forearm at the same time? Surely, if you're covering this line, the shaft/right forearm (they should be in-line because of the right forearm flying wedge alignment) must be pointing outside it. Please explain.

Good work, Leo. I admire your effort and persistence in 'getting it right' and am happy to assist.

1. The Closed Plane Line of 10-5-E is the proxy for the Angle of Approach, not the other way around. Change your wording from "proxy for 10-5-E" to "proxy is 10-5-E" and you've got it.

2. You are correct: There is no Arc of Approach to the Arc of Approach.

3. A selected Delivery Line is the player's means of maintaining the essential On Plane geometry of the Stroke through Impact. That Delivery Line can be either the Straight Plane Line or one of its two Visual Equivalents, the Arc or Angle of Approach.

4. Regarding the Right Forearm tracing the Angle of Approach, I don't see the problem. If it were long enough -- its length constantly varying as necessary -- it would cover the Line, just as it would cover the true Geometric Plane Line (if you were using it instead). Visualize a flashlight strapped to the Forearm and its beam covering the Line from Release to the end of the Follow-Through.