Intricacies of Hitting and Swinging

[Mike O]

You have described the Swinger's Standard Wrist Action (10-18-A) and its Sequenced Release (4-D-0)which requires the Left palm to be Swivelled On Plane during Start Up. It remains On Plane with the palm riding the wheel rim until the Release Swivel takes place, rotating the Shaft back on to its own Plane, ready to apply the selected Hinge Action (usually Dual Horizontal).

The Hitter has identical Left Hand to the Plane relationship as the Swinger at the Top, however it got there in a different manner. Instead of a abrubt Start Up Swivel, a Hitter turns his Left Wrist gradually just like an Angled Hinging motion. And so it comes back down into Release in the same way, a Simulataneous Release Motion.

Tong, you moved to the top of the list with your studies of the Golfing Machine- I would suggest one clarification to your post.

1) Tongzilla Quote "You have described the Swinger's Standard Wrist Action (10-18-A) and its Sequenced Release (4-D-0)which requires the Left palm to be Swivelled On Plane during Start Up."

Definition #1: Start-up is 8-4- the very initial stage of motion between address and the backstroke.

Definition #2: Swivelling is an independent forearm rotation.

You won't find anything in the Golfing Machine that "requires" the left palm be swivelled "on plane" during start up- for swinging (or hitting). If you want it to be "My Way" (page VII) then great, but not "The Way" (page VII). And even that particular "My Way" has potential issues of concern- not setting up a swinging motion- the primary one. A position golf ideology in regards to the left wrist - the secondary one, (specifically in regards to having the left wrist "on-plane" at some specific location during the start-up/backstroke). 7-18, 10-18 cover this area.

In summary, it's easy to get too specific at any stage in understanding the Golfing Machine. So it's a process of understanding the specifics and then drawing back and making sure that you haven't destroyed the big picture while painting the small one. Mr. Kelley was the ultimate "concept man" in that regard. Good Luck in that journey!