[Daryl]

Hi Mcgolf,

Man, that's a lot of knowledge for 12 posts. Where have you been?

I'm trying to get my head wrapped around this concept.

my understanding is that pa3 is the rotation of the left arm with flat wrist which leads to the selected hinge action.

Ok, for Sequenced Release, not necessarily for Simultaneous Release.

To increase the speed in this motion, we would want the rotation of the left arm to travel longer and faster, so the length of this travel would be the #3 angle, right? From DTL, can this be seen as how much the shaft is behind the left arm on the vertical plane at parallel 3?

Incorrect and incomplete.

Less #3 Accumulator for Faster Clubhead Speed because of the shorter release interval. Greater #3 Accumulator Angle needs faster Hand Speed to compensate because of increased drag. If you have it then ok. Match the #3 Accumulator Angle to your Hand Speed. More #3 Accumulator with faster Hand Speed increases "Mass" more than Slower Hand Speed with Less Accumulator #3.

From Down-The-Line 'Parallel 3' means that the Clubshaft is Parallel to the Ground and the base of the Inclined Plane. So, the Shafts are identical. However, using maximum #3 Accumulator Angle, your Hands will be farther ahead toward Impact. It makes less of a difference with Double Wrist Action and almost no difference with Single Wrist Action. Your Shaft, in contrast to the Left Arm, is How Much Your Hands Are Turned which is a Plane issue, not an Accumulator 3 issue. That sounds a little like a a Flip Release.

In practicing today, I am looking to get the shaft steeper on the backswing so my feeling was to zero out any pp3 on the takeaway past parallel 1.

That's ok as long as your shaft is On-Plane at and passed Parallel 1. But why wouldn't you simply use the Right Forearm Takeaway with Extensor Action to control the Turn? Or, move to a Steeper Plane Angle?

From here, I found that I could regulate this #3 angle (PA3) and ball striking had a sound it hasn't had in a while.

I can imagine regulation needed in a Non-Automatic Release, but not in an Automatic Release unless your a Hitter (and live in the Dark Side). The #3 Accumulator is not a Plane issue.

I could feel that rhythm seemed much easier to control.

Maybe because you "Swivel" through impact, rather than Hinge? Or, Flip Release?

In looking at the pictures, I found that the shaft returned closer to the original inclinded shaft plane at impact.

So, you have pictures of Impact fix? Put them up? The Original Picture at address or Impact Fix is an approximation of actual impact and their accuracy is questionable depending on your procedures. We're interested in your Clubshafts Impact Angle to determine the Swing-Plane. It would be more accurate to say that your tweaking procedures of components during the swing allowed you to swing on a plane angle more desirable to you.

Did I have any of the TGM concepts wrong here?[/quote]

No, everything seems pretty close. I think that you're on the right track.

Hey Mcgolf, I'm just giving you a hard time. But all kidding aside, the Clubshaft should remain on-plane during the Stroke from release to Both Arms Straight, at least. The Amount of #3 Accumulator Roll is the same no matter how much or how little you use. Your Left Wrist always rolls from On-Plane to Vertical at Ball-Separation. Travel distance does change.

I think that it takes a lot more speed and strength to hit the ball from an Elbow Plane with a lot of #3 Accumulator than from a Turned Shoulder Plane with less #3 angle.