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Yodeli

What get's the right elbow into a push position, rather than a pitch position?

I suspect that it may be due to a non-optimum downswing pivot thrust action.

Here is a swing video of Ben Hogan.

I think that he gets his right elbow into a pitch position due to a "correct" downswing pivot action. Then, when he lets go and completes the downswing (at time point 33 seconds into the video) he fully releases PA #4 so that his left arm swishes across the front of the body.

I suspect that some switters are not using the pivot thrust properly to fully release PA#4 (like Hogan) and that they are only driving the power package down to waist level with their pivot action. Then, they use an active release of PA#1 to drive the left arm forward (to fully release PA#4) - they "hit at the bottom". Biomechanic argues that tour players do this (hit at the bottom) but I don't agree. I would be interested in reading Yoda's opinions on this issue.

Jeff.

Its always interesting reading Hogan stuff and there is always some video at an angle to support some theory made up by the theorist.
He may well have been ..elbow/hands/club earlier but lots of footage later where he is hands/elbow/club