2-P DOWN into the Ground to Full Lever Extension
 

The first of Homer Kelley's 24
Stroke Components is The Grip (Basic). This describes the physical act of
'taking hold' of the Club. The last of the 24 Components is The Release, and
this describes the figurative act of 'releasing' the Club.

From The Top, the true and proper direction for Club to move is Down
Plane -- Down Plane to Full Extension -- regardless of its incidental
appearance of moving forward (2-K). For The Truth, grab a left and
right handful of mayonnaise and grip a weedcutter or garden hoe. Now address
an imaginary Ball and make your best swing. ["Be the Ball." -- Bill
Murray :oops:] The weedcutter will not
fly downrange toward the target. Instead, it will fly straight into the
ground, probably directly at the Target Line and well behind the Ball.


This is God's Plan.

The Flail and Full Lever Extension
 

Thanks to Digger's 'death match' wake-up call, let me answer your question in
a way that will benefit more readers of this site:


The Golfer's Flail (2-K) will reach Full Extension, i.e., go from Level
(4-B-1) to Uncocked (4-B-3), an inch or two past Impact. The Thrust of the
Stroke will continue Downplane (toward the Plane Line) until the Right Elbow
has Fully Straightened.

Full Down BM#221
 

The Follow-Through (8-11) defines the Full Extension of both
Arms, and it does not normally occur "just past Impact."
Instead, what does occur is the Full Extension of the Primary Lever
Assembly -- the Left Arm and Club (the Golfer's Flail) -- as the Right
Elbow remains Bent.

The Point of Thrust necessary to ensure both the above conditions is the Ball
(when its Location agrees with the unique Straightaway Flight requirement of
the Golf Club being used) or alternatively, a compensating Aiming Point
(6-E-2).

Regarding the angle of the Flail with the Ground, Full Extension (Angular
Momentum per 2-K #2) occurs theoretically at Low Point, and the Flail would
be perpendicular (90 degrees) to the Plane Line. However, in practice, the
actual angle to the Plane Line -- the Forward Lean -- is dependent upon (and
therefore determined by) the Shoulder-To-Ball Angle of the Left Arm Flying
Wedge at Impact Fix.

Flailed it to death . . . BM#223
 

My answers have assumed the Scientific Principles and Terminology of The
Golfing Machine and are correct within that context.


Though I hoped otherwise, I suspected a hidden agenda in your line of
questioning and am not surprised to see it surface. If you wish to redefine
the Flail (and you apparently do) as an ethereal 'line in
three-dimensional space' connecting the Center of the Shoulder Turn to the #1
Pressure Point -- or from the Right Foot to the #3 Pressure Point, for that
matter -- then be my guest. My only request is that, in the future, please
inform me of any non-TGM compliant personal definitions in advance of
an extensive discussion and not in arrears.

More Flail BM#224
 

My mission on this site is to teach the Principles and Procedures of The
Golfing Machine, not to convince others that their own concepts are
invalid (though that is often the unavoidable by-product of the
mission). And 'rededfining' is not "asking about something in TGM that
makes no sense to me." Instead, it is conciously rejecting a straightforward
tenet of TGM and replacing it with one's own.

This is what you have done with The Golfer's Flail, and as I've said, I have
no problem with that. But let's tell it like it is and be upfront about it
before asking someone -- namely me -- to invest time answering a question you
knew full well in advance would not -- indeed, could not -- be
answered according to your own undisclosed definition. :oops:

That said, I will address your question as to why Homer did not include the
shoulder line as part of the Flail.

The Golfer's Flail -- the Left Arm and Club -- is the Primary Lever Assembly
(6-A-2) that ultimately applies Force to the Ball. It is attached to the Body
at the Left Shoulder. Pivot Lag -- Body Power for Swingers and
Launching Pad for Hitters -- is the 'gear train' that uses multiple Centers
(Shoulders, Hips and Knees) to extend the Swing Radius of the Flail to any
point from the Shoulder Turn to the Feet (6-C-0). However, this 'gear train
extension' is not the Flail itself. It is the mechanism by which
the Flail is accelerated.


Now, if the above explanation of The Golfer's Flail "makes no
sense" to you, well...it makes no sense (to you). I've
done my job, i.e., I've 'informed and explained' to the best of my ability,
and you have chosen to reject the concept. Fine. As I've said, if you want to
consider the Flail as an ethereal 'line of force' in three-dimensional space
from the mid-point of the shoulders to the Hands, then that is your decision.
Just know that it is not the TGM concept, and the burden of proof, therefore,
is on you, not me

Flailing BM#227
 

Look, Ed, this is a free forum, and you are entitled to your opinions and
have every right discuss them. Likewise, other participants can choose
to agree with or debate those opinions. That's the whole purpose of this
forum and why it is so named.

My only 'problem' here is that you asked me to answer very specific, detailed
questions regarding the Flail -- which I did -- and then blindsided me with
your 'revelation in arrears' that my efforts were essentially for naught
because they were based on the 'wrong' Flail, i.e., the TGM Flail (and not
your own). Hence, the waste of time. Further, I was not given the opportunity
to choose whether or not I wanted to respond to your questions based
on your personal concept of the Flail. Which I don't. Nothing personal,
understand; it's just not why I'm here.

Anway, no big deal. You contribute a lot to this forum and others, and I
appreciate your efforts. We'll meet again and no doubt wrangle away on
another topic. Meanwhile...

You hit it with your Flail, and I'll hit it with mine. :oops:

More Flails BM#228
 

First of all, my quoted response above was made while you were still asking
questions and before you disclosed your own "view." So, at
the time, there was no "view" to "support,"
"dismiss," or "gloss over."

Further, my comment was quite specific and did not "gloss over"
anything. You asked what angle the Flail (the assembly of Left Arm and Club)
makes with the ground when it gets In Line (given a vertical plane of
motion). I replied that the theoretical answer was 90 degrees since
the Flail gets In Line at Low Point (and therefore with Zero Forward Lean per
2-K #2).

But we seldom locate the Ball at Low Point. We locate it behind Low
Point. Hence, from a practical standpoint, the Flail usually gets In
Line well before Low Point, thus creating a Forward Lean of the Left
Arm Flying Wedge (the Left Arm and Clubshaft) and an angle greater than 90
degrees. That precise angle is dependent upon the degree of Forward
Lean at Fix. And that is exactly what I said.


Specifically, the degree of "Flail Lean" at Full Extension (In
Line) will be determined by the distance the Left Hand must move (from
its Impact Fix Location) as the Wrist completes its Uncocking Motion (from
Level to Uncocked).

Flail and Low Point BM#229
 

Uh...no.

Not agreed.

1. The terms 'Low Point' and 'Radius' are not interchangeable. The Low
Point of the Golf Stroke -- which is what we're talking about here --
occurs when the Stroke Radius (the Left Arm and Club Assembly) points
directly at the Ground. This is axiomatic...self-evident...the way things actually
are (no matter how we may perceive them to be or wish them
to be).


2. The maximum distance of the Clubhead from the Body -- its Left Shoulder or
its 'Center' or its whatever -- is detetermined by the length of the Radius.
And, as stated, that Radius is the Left Arm and Club. Hence, the
Clubhead is at its farthest distance from the Body when the Left Arm
is Straight. The condition of the Right Arm -- Straight or Bent -- is
irrelevant.

I Lost on Flail Jeopardy BM#248
 

Welcome, everybody, to The EdZ Jumbled
Jeopardy Game. And now, here's our
host, EdZ!

EdZ: Today's special guest is Yoda. Everybody ready? Here we go!
All right, Yoda, what category would you like?

Yoda: I'll take The Golfing Machine.

EdZ: Ah, good choice there, Yoda. First question, Flails
for $200, What is the correct angle of the flail to the Ground at full
extension?

Yoda: Theoretically, 90 degrees, but in practice, it can vary.


EdZ (Pressing Red Wrong!
Buzzer):
AAANNNNNNHHH!!! Sorry, Yoda! That's not the Flail I was talking
about. Mine is invisible and connects the shoulders with the Hands. Ready for
another question?

Yoda: I'll take Low Points for $300.

EdZ: Another good choice! True or False: The Low Point is always
under the ground.

Yoda: False. Depends on where you locate the Low Point at Fix.


EdZ (Pressing Red Wrong!
Buzzer):
AAANNNNNNHH!!!! Wrong again, Yoda, my man. I was talking about the Low
Point of The Force, not of the Club. Want to try again?

Yoda: <No response.>

EdZ: I said, Yoda, want to try again? How about 'Circles' for
$400?

EdZ's Assistant: Sorry, Mr. Z, but Yoda has left the building.
Said something about forgetting an appointment to get a root canal.


:oops:

Bm#253
 

"It continues, Judah...it continues!"


-- The dying Massalla taunting Judah Ben Hur