[6bmike]

Hi there,
can someone clarify the action of the left wrist in a hitting stroke?
I have read throughout these forums about the "frozen" alignment of the wrists that Ted Fort uses in his hitting stroke. Does that mean there is no wrist cock? From the videos of Ted on this site I can see he sets up with a right wrist bend and maintains that throughout. So maintaining a "frozen" right wrist must mean the left wrist does not cock and uncock... but that doesn't sound right since that is a power source that should be utilised. What am I missing?
Antz

Absolutely a Hitter cocks and uncocks his Left wrist. Accumulator #2 is not zeroed out in a Hit Stroke Pattern. The uncocking for a Hitter is from a Drive Out of the Right Arm, Accumulator #1. All Power Accumulators are expended at the same time- onto the ball.

The term 'frozen' means the each half of the Flying Wedge remains 'frozen' from moving against its functional plane. The Left only moves in a Vertical plane and the Right only in a horizontal plane. Neither alignment affects how the other moves or functions.

So… A Left wrist can cock and uncock while a right wrist remains Bent.

NOW- A Hitter likes to keep the Right Wrist BENT throughout the stroke- from Hitter’s Address to Load to Start Down to Impact. A Swinger will start from a Standard Address and let momentum of the Take-away ‘bend’ the right wrist into alignment- although some thought is needed to how much bend is need with each club- it is not one size fits all. Impact Fix is a Great Educator in the Golfing Machine.

Frozen may not be the best term to a student but once you understand it- no problem anymore.