When one thinks of the purpose of releasing PA#4 in a swinger's action, the purpose is to get the left arm moving at a certain speed in the downswing. If the left arm moves at a certain speed, and PA#2 and PA#3 release efficiently then one has a perfect swinger's action from a power perspective.
Now, consider the timing of the release of PA#4. If one has an assertive right shoulder thrust turn at the start of the downswing, with a rapid shoulder deceleration pattern, then the left arm will leave the chest wall at an early point in the downswing. That can be seen in that posted video of VJ Singh's swing.
By contrast, Hardy OPS golfers are encouraged to turn their torso very aggressively at the start of the downswing and to ABT (always be turning). They therefore do not have the upper torso deceleratory pattern seen in VJ Singh's swing, and therefore their left arm remains in contact with the chest wall for much longer during the downswing. However, they hit the ball very well because their left arm travels at an appropriate speed during the downswing, and they release their PA#2/3 well.
Here is link to an excellent Hardy OPS golfer - Jeff Ritter.
Here are series of capture images of his downswing, which demonstrate that his left arm-chest wall angle remains acute until very late in his downswing - due to his very active shoulder rotation. Note where his right shoulder is situated in image 3 and compare it to VJ Singh's swing. There is a huge difference.
I think that the time point of PA#4 release depends on the pivot motion pattern and different golfers have different PA#4 release patterns (eg. equivalent to a sweep, random, or late release of PA#2).
Jeff.
Jeff . . . . This is a TOTALLY different deal for VJ and this cat. Just simply look at where their hands are respectively at the top . . . this OPS dude is no question releasing number 4 too . .. . you can see it how the right shoulder hasn't moved down much but the left arm has . . . . here's a down the line . . . . his #4 has to move faster for the club to stay on plane due to where his hands are . . . his hands basically match at the top and the finish.
I'd say #4 has more to do with Plane than Pivot . . . both must comply to the selected plane and where the hands are in-space inorder to keep them there. VJ has to cover WAY more distance to keep his hands in enough rather than them flying out over the plane. And there's more "out" in the other dudes deal from the top vs. VJ who has more "down" to cover.
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