[Bagger Lance]

Lunch break.
I can't leave you hang'in and I've got to move on.

Let me leave you with this and feel free to poke holes -

The smaller the pulley and greater the release trigger delay, the faster the right elbow must straighten (#3 paddlewheel motion). So the hands may be moving slow around the corner of a small pulley, but that right elbow is straightening fairly fast as it helps turn the paddlewheel of accumulator #3 roll. It is a motion, not an action but the structure needs to be there through extensor action in order to accomodate the paddlewheel motion. The right arm is always trying to straighten. Not driving otherwise it automatically turns into Angled Hinging. It keeps an even, steady overtaking rate. The point I'm trying to make is that the right elbow must straighten faster with a smaller pulley than with a larger pulley.

That snap release, horizontal hinge can feel like a full roll swivel through impact. The RPM of clubface closing is faster with a small pulley than with a big pulley. Left wrist is in charge of hinge action, right elbow is in charge of RPM roll via the paddlewheel. None of this effects handspeed around the belt! We don't have to worry about this because centrifugal throw out action automatically lines everything up anyway. I'm just highlighting how the pieces come together around the corner of the belt.

Your observations on #3 angle at set up are what I was thinking as well. Must differentiate between left wrist cock at address vs. #3 angle as defined by where the clubshaft rests on the left hand heel pad.

For that matter, it's impact fix position that really matters because address is between impact fix and backstroke loading anyway.

It's been a wild ride Brutha, but fun!