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Old 01-19-2008, 10:34 AM
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Swingers and Extensor Action
From a Hitters perspective, Extensor Action Unifies the Left Arm and Clubshaft into a straight Lever. Extensor Action is a very simple action. With 10-18-C, the #3 Pressure point will be directly opposed to the Primary Lever at the “Top” of the Swing. The Left Arm Flying Wedge is very important to the Hitter. The Left Wrist Cocks because the Right Elbow Bends. The Right Wrist should not Cock 7-3. With 10-18-C, the right Elbow moves slightly away from the body during the backswing in comparison to 10-18-A. This is a good combination for the Hitter because the Right Elbow will be in a position to “Punch” during release 10-3-A. If you're a Hitter and you face a wall, and go to “Top” Position, and open the fingers in your right hand, your palm will approximately face the wall.

For Swingers, with 10-18-A, if you face a wall and go to “Top” Position (not “End”) and Open the Fingers of your right hand, your palm will almost face your head. If you go to “End” position, and open the fingers of your right hand, your palm will face the wall. The difference between “Top” and “End” is a lot from the Right Hands point of view. Use 10-18-A and go to “Top”. You need to bend the Left Wrist to keep the Right Wrist not only Level but to keep the Right Hand from Cocking as well. If your right palm is facing the wall, then you have cocked your Right Hand.

You can Cock your Right Hand as Well as Cock your Right Wrist. Cocking the Right Wrist is like Cocking the Left Wrist 4-B-2. But you can Cock (Roll) the Right Hand Too. You Cock the Right Hand by Rolling the Right Forearm 4-C-3. Very few people, including Pros, can Turn as far as “End”. It takes enormous flexibility. Maybe a 12 year old can, but very few adults. The tragedy for most Golfers though, is that they are only flexible enough to go to “Top” but Cock their Right Hand because they think that “On Plane” is only when the Clubshaft is Horizontal to the ground and Pointing toward the Target. IF A SWINGER Cocks his Right Hand and/or Cocks his Right Wrist, he cannot Sequence the Release. Maybe in slow motion but not in a normal swing. During Release, the Swinger can Straighten his Right Elbow and Then Roll His Level Right Wrist (Swivel) into Impact). He cannot Straighten his Right Elbow and Uncock His Right Wrist and then Roll His Right Wrist.

Now comes the difference between Extensor Action for a Hitter and Extensor Action for a Swinger. For a Hitter, EA direction is down the left arm in order to create a straight line from the Left Shoulder to the Clubhead AND have a FLAT LEFT WRIST throughout the swing (Bent Right Wrist From Startup to Finish Swivel). For a Swinger, EA is straight down the Clubshaft and begins at 10-19-A. When a Swinger Turns 10-18-A on the Backswing, the EA direction remains down the Shaft and remains down the Shaft until the Finish Swivel. The Swinger swivels to a Flat Left Wrist at Impact but does not have a Flat Left Wrist During The Backswing or Downswing. You cannot load the Secondary Lever with a Flat Left Wrist. If you have a Flat Left Wrist at “Top”, then you can only Load the Primary Lever.

Last edited by Daryl : 01-19-2008 at 12:23 PM.
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