[Mike O]

So now dingleberry . . . How does Trigger Delay and a Small Pulley (don't go there) come into all this?

I guess you could dig in here and come up with all sorts of ideas on "how they come into this". For me- they really don't. At least on the larger picture - they have their own separate identity. So you don't want to get too fuzzy and interwine them all and/or tie or associate one with the other.

In other words(- grammer buddy), Trigger delay is how late or early in the downstroke you trigger the release of the power package. The overlapping issue is what happens after you begin the release sequence. In general you could release early or late- that has no impact in regards to during the release how much you overlap or sequence.

Of course, you couldn't have said "Pulley size"- no - had to say "Small Pulley"- Maximum trigger delay- Oh the obsession that somehow that's better! (Sorry pet peeve) - Sure it's easy to say if you have a small pulley snap release that you have less time and space - so won't you have more overlap, etc. But the fact is that even with a snap release a swinger has a #2 and #3 sequenced release - or can. Again, it's best to treat them as separate items so that confusion or mis-understanding doesn't creep in- EVERYTHING HAS IT'S OWN IDENTITY- THAT DOESN"T CHANGE WHEN YOU ADD THESE OTHER ITEMS INTO THE MIX.

1) The Golfing Machine is meant to be a catalogue that any and all strokes can fit into- you can't pigeon hole yourself and say that a small pulley can't have a sequenced release etc. (not saying you said that- just using it as an example). All the options are available!!!!

2) For me - this discussion is more on the mechanical - Theoretical side. I mean you have a "normal" handspeed for you- that in itself will determine to some degree your "release" point. A lot of this area is stuff you are not really going to consciously manipulate, etc. IMO. For speciality shots- sure, but normally you don't need to think of it in these terms.

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Mongoloid