Draw a line down the right forearm on the picture on the right....notice it would intersect the ground at an angle that points forward of the ball....16-18 inches.....Picture on the right would have the RFANOAP at the Ball...bad looking picture..
Ok, thanks, that makes perfect sense. My question then is how you get someone to alter this forearm angle at impact. Is it based on the motion of the right elbow in the downswing?
Go to impact fix and Look...Look....Look..down the right forearm angle of appraoch to the ground...see how it appears forawar of the ball and cross line..this is the angle of approach for the right forearm...then look back to a mirror to your right and see how the right forarm is poining at the baseline this on-plane right forearm is the angle of attack of the right forearm.....
Last edited by annikan skywalker : 03-15-2006 at 12:47 PM.
So if I were to see your student's right forearm down-line before it would be very steep and after more shallow? If so, were these the means to achieving a much better impact position?
The Right Forearm can only be On Plane when the Right Elbow is On Plane. And, on the Downstroke, that occurs only during the Impact Interval (Release to Follow-Through).
Regarding "coming from the inside," Golf Stroke Geometry mandates that the Clubhead travel Down and Out to its Low Point (1-L-13). In other words, from the 'inside' toward the Plane Line (1-L-10) as directed by the Right Forearm and #3 Pressure Point.
It is the personification of The Golfing Machine and the Impact alignments of the Left Arm Flying Wedge (through Impact, also known as the #3 Accumulator with its Flat and Level Left Wrist) and its relationship with the On Plane Right Forearm Flying Wedge (with its Bent and Level Right Wrist).
It is the perfect illustration of Homer Kelley's words from his Fall 1981 Master Class:
"The #3 Accumulator [Angle] should be constant. If you have your Right Forearm On Plane -- behind the Clubshaft -- this Angle will be constant. There's nothing that will change it. You're coming in like this [Homer demonstrates per David's photo above] as though there were no left arm."
But when you are seeking proper alignments and relationships instead of trying to get the right position...the positions "magically apppear...via the right forearm"..get it?
Thanks Lynn for the compliment..but more importantly thanks for the training at Pine Needles that allowed this to be implemented!!!
It is the personification of The Golfing Machine and the Impact alignments of the Left Arm Flying Wedge (through Impact, the #3 Accumulator with its Flat and Level Left Wrist) and its relationship with the On Plane Right Forearm Flying Wedge (with its Bent and Level Right Wrist).
It is the perfect illustration of Homer Kelley's words from his Fall 1981 Master Class:
"The #3 Accumulator [Angle] should be constant. If you have your Right Forearm On Plane -- behind the Clubshaft -- this Angle will be constant. There's nothing that will change it. Your're coming in like this [Homer demonstrates per David's photo above] as though there were no left arm."
What if the right forearm is above...a sharper #3 ?
What if the right forearm is above...a sharper #3 ?
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Annikan,
I'll 2nd Yoda's comments - that is one solid looking impact position you have.
With a sharper #3, would there be potential for more clubhead speed (assuming the same hand speed) due to a faster "overtaking rate" from the larger angle? But there may be less "support" for impact with the forearm not directly behind the shaft which could contribute to the net effect on the overall distance the ball would go.
I would also assume less consistent results with a larger #3 angle?
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