6-P-0 NON-AUTOMATIC RELEASE To produce a truly Non-Automatic Stroke, the selected Stroke Pattern is perfected step by step practicing each Factor individually until a conscious mechanical control is acquired. As each Factor is mastered – more or less – it is consciously transferred to a Feel Control while still retaining the ability to return it to a Mechanical Control at will. As more and more Factors are inserted into the Stroke, the fitting, aligning and synchronizing become more difficult, delicate and demanding. This adjusting is focused in one direction – the perfection of the Release MOTIONS of your Machine. Never try to “make a shot.” Make a “MOTION” – the Motion makes the shot. Dependable Means – dependable results. Study 3-A, 12-3 and 12-5.
Your “Motion” must include its “Pace” – that is, Handspeed (RPM), strong, consistent and RHYTHMIC (2-G). Then manipulating the Trigger Delay will handle most Clubhead Speed Variations. But study 2-M-2.
6-R-0 AUTOMATIC RELEASE When the selected Non-Automatic Stroke Pattern is mastered it can be pushed on to maximum Delay and become an Automatic Release and an entirely different set of Factors take over the attention and concentration. The Stroke – any Stroke – can be Released Automatically at any point by setting up an automatic Triggering mechanism. The Release is Automatic when any element of the place in the sequence of Structure or Motion so that it overtakes or is overtaken by other elements. So, premature Triggering of the Release indicates an unintentional mechanical or muscular derangement of the intended sequence. Study 6-E-1 and 7-20.
Now with an Automatic Release the player may control the Clubface alignment by direct manipulation of the Hands, especially when Hitting, or indirectly by adjustment of the Stance or Ball placement. Or with the Aiming Point procedure (6-E-2) for maximum Trigger Delay – especially when Swinging. As always, working form a perfected MOTION, with no alteration in the Stroke itself except for special purposes. Study 7-2.
Chapter 10-19 shows that Automatic and Non-Automatic Releases are equally available to both Hitters and Swingers and that many will find Hitting very satisfying if – and maybe because – it can accommodate any amount of effort one cares to expend on it.
Sounds like the neophyte should build his stroke via conscious muscle control of the non-automatic release. Once the appropriate Wrist Action and Hand Motion of #2 and #3 are acquired then and only then should one push it to Max Trigger and Automatic Snap.
I like Dr. Collards' advice to practice the release motions SLOWLY very SLOWLY into the impact bag or into the ground. I had the misconception that Lag was to HANG ON HARD. I'm still a little chicken to get to Full Lever Extension.
How many people actually get the Full DOWN? There was a post where Yoda described it as Bungie Jumping. Having a big enough set to take it ALL THE WAY DOWN. Drive the clubhead at the ball not at the green.
All motion is focused on driving the Hands -- NOT THE CLUB -- toward the BALL. This may, with habit, seem to become reversed. But this is where and how a player's game "comes apart".
...Waiting for answers regarding the trivia in my previous post...
The formulas on Velocity that you posted are "Linear Kinematics"...We're dealing with a CHANGE from Linear Kinematics to ANGULAR KINEMATICS....Similar BUT VERY DIFFERENT!!!
The formulas on Velocity that you posted are "Linear Kinematics"...We're dealing with a CHANGE from Linear Kinematics to ANGULAR KINEMATICS....Similar BUT VERY DIFFERENT!!!
Something to ponder... Many excellent tour players that are, or were long hitters do not APPEAR to have MAX TRIGGER DELAY/ SHORT PULLEY. NICKLAUS, WOODS, SNEAD, WEISKOPF. Some do... ELS, GARCIA, HOGAN.
COULD THERE BE A MIDDLE GROUND FOR OPTIMUM POWER AND ACCURACY?
When most people talk about Max/Min Trigger Delay, they are refering to #2 Accum - Left Wrist Cock. But what about #4 Accum? One could have a Min Trigger Delay #4 by dropping the fully cocked Left Wrist or even adding to #2 by downcocking, followed by a Max Trigger Delay of #2 and #3. The mechanics of a Min Trigger Delay #4 require dropping the hands, independently of the shoulders, to the hands plane and then a body rotation through the ball.
Here's a bit of trivia for you guys. In the Endless Belt Effect model shown in 2-K#6, is Clubhead Speed increasing (i.e. accelerating) during the curved portion of the belt as it goes round the pulley (labelled as Radial Travel on diagram)?
In this model (2-K #6), the Clubhead does not accelerate during its Radial Travel around the pulley. There is infinite acceleration of the Clubhead for an infinitesimally small amount of time in between the linear and radial travel (just when the belt starts to curve). The clubhead then moves at a constant, albeit a higher speed than the belt during its radial travel.
Now, moving on a bit...
The assumption of the Endless Belt Effect is that Belt Speed stays the same throughout. But because of the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum, if there was a motor turning the belt, and its energy output remains constant, the belt will actually slow down as the club goes round the pulley. So more energy has to be put into the system just to keep the belt speed constant. Think about it, the clubhead doesn't speed up for no reason!
Back to golf. How do we keep the Belt Speed/Hand Speed constant during Release? Swingers use Momentum Transfer, Hitters use Right Arm Thrust. One is more effective than the other.
I think the endless belt as it applies to the golf swing is a much smaller section of the conveyor belt. Take into consideration the length of the club and hand in relationship to the rotating body and arms.
Watch a ship rock back and forth harbored in a bay and watch the distance the mast moves compared to the distance the hull moves. Sit on top of the ship’s mast and you are clocking for speed, yet on the hull the speed is far less. The rpm’s of the swing needs only to remain constant between the pivot/body and the arms. Let the endless belt rip from the wrists to the clubhead.
I still like Dante’s visual of a bullwhip cracking at the tip.
How do we keep the Belt Speed/Hand Speed constant during Release? Swingers use Momentum Transfer, Hitters use Right Arm Thrust. One is more effective than the other.
Momentum Transfer is indeed more effective than Right Triceps Thrust in terms of minimizing Release Deceleration. And all other things being equal, that would result in a lower Clubhead Speed at Impact.
But...'all other things' are not equal. The Right Triceps Muscle Power is capable of producing tremendous Hand Speed, perhaps exceeding that of Momentum Transfer Centrifugal Power. Therefore, even after the Release Slowdown, it is possible for the Hitter's net Handspeed to be equal to (or even greater than) that of the Swinger.
In my 1982 GSEM Certification Class, Homer Kelley illustrated that point using Release illustrations from Search For The Perfect Swing, a book published the year prior to The Golfing Machine.
Hybrid Mode
