10-4-d Four Barrel

[Yoda]

Its the sequence unloading of the accumulators(hands and arms).... this
should be unchanged but may overlap (merge in otherwords)...


Don't believe it matters if your swinging or hitting...

For Swingers, the recommended application is 4,2,3 in sequential order.
Accumulator #1, the Muscle Power of the driving right forearm, is typicaly
passive in the Swingers stroke.

Hitters might typicaly use 1,2,3 simultaneously but do not generaly use the
gyroscopic Body power of the #4.


I guess this might be a good opportunity to begin our discussion of whether
it is possible or advisable to have a True 4 Barrel sroke




The Four Barrel Stroke is for Hitters only. Three Barrel is the maximum for
Swingers. The sequence always begins with #4 -- nothing can happen until the
Left Arm moves. Then #1, #2, #3 for Hitters. Swingers omit #1 because
Centrifugal Force drives the Club, not Muscular Thrust. So, their remaining
sequence is #2, #3.

Though both Hitters and Swingers use the Right Shoulder -- the Driver of the
#4 Accumulator -- they use it differently. Swingers use it to 'crank
the Gyroscope' and blast the essentially inert Left Arm off the chest. After
taking up the initial Clubhead inertia -- the 'slack' -- Hitters use
the Right Shoulder as a Launching Pad from which to Drive the Bent Right Arm
toward Impact.

[Yoda]

Master,

Have you now changed your earlier position that the 4 Barrel stroke is
unattainable/inadvisable but reserved this option solely for the more
'sophisticated' motion of the Hitter?


Triad

I have always recommended the Four Barrel Stroke for Full Power -- but only
for Hitters. Any post you saw recommending a Three Barrel maximum applied
only to Swingers. There were many posts on other sites earlier this year --
almost all relating to the Theoretical Four Accumulator 'Maximum
Participation' Stroke Pattern in TGM's Third Edition. In those sequenced
posts, qualifiers as to the Swinger/Hitter distinction almost certainly were
omitted.

If you want a Four Barrel Swing, fine. In Homer's words, "Fly at
it." But...here's the true TGM bottom Line:

Hitter -- Four Barrel Maximum.

Swinger -- Three Barrel Maximum.

Like it or not, this was Homer Kelley's stated (and recorded) position.

In a nutshell:

The Hitter's Bent Right Arm is driven by Muscular Thrust and
Pushes the Club through Impact. The Swinger's essentially inert
Left Arm is Driven by Centrifugal Force and Pulls the
Club through Impact. You cannot Push the Club through Impact with Right
Arm Muscular Thrust and Pull the Club through Impact with Left
Arm Centrifugal Force at the same time.

Over time, Homer came to see that very clearly, and he was adamant in his denunciation
of the Four Barrel Swing. He was equally adamant in his recommendation
of the Four Barrel Hit, providing the Right Shoulder was used
properly (as discussed in my prior post).

For me, having been down this road before, this is 'end of story.' I refuse
to debate it further, on this site or anywhere else. So, 'have at it' if you
will, but I'll watch from the grandstand.

This is an incredibly important post, and I sincerely -- and without ego
-- hope you guys appreciate it.

Meanwhile...

Pass the peanuts and crackerjacks, please.