Accumulator #2 is wristcock- it's considered a vertical motion- an example might be an old water pump- you just pump the handle up and down- the more motion it travels through the great force can be applied.
Accumulator #3 is turn and roll- the greater the angle between the left arm and the clubshaft - the more space the clubhead travels through and the greater force the Accumulator #3 can apply (everything else being equal). Ever have to use a jack to jack up your car. The more you can get the handle of the jack (left arm) 90 degrees to the arm that attaches to the jack (the clubhaft) the more travel it has and the quicker the jack raises the car. Sometimes you have something in the way - such as the underside of the car- and you have to have the handle of the jack practically in line with the arm that attaches to the jack- then it takes alot of turns to raise the car. That's #3 accumulator.
Part of some confusion may be that the increased wristcock- accumulator #2 - actually could be construed as increasing the #3 accumulator. Not something to get caught up on.
Accumulator #2 is wristcock- it's considered a vertical motion- an example might be an old water pump- you just pump the handle up and down- the more motion it travels through the great force can be applied.
Accumulator #3 is turn and roll- the greater the angle between the left arm and the clubshaft - the more space the clubhead travels through and the greater force the Accumulator #3 can apply (everything else being equal). Ever have to use a jack to jack up your car. The more you can get the handle of the jack (left arm) 90 degrees to the arm that attaches to the jack (the clubhaft) the more travel it has and the quicker the jack raises the car. Sometimes you have something in the way - such as the underside of the car- and you have to have the handle of the jack practically in line with the arm that attaches to the jack- then it takes alot of turns to raise the car. That's #3 accumulator.
Part of some confusion may be that the increased wristcock- accumulator #2 - actually could be construed as increasing the #3 accumulator. Not something to get caught up on.
Part of some confusion may be that the increased wristcock- accumulator #2 - actually could be construed as increasing the #3 accumulator. Not something to get caught up on.
Ok Mike, but how do you combine uncocking of #2 acc. while still maintaining maximum amount of #3 acc. before impact?
As the proper swinging procedure is "uncock (#2) and roll (#3)", maintaining max #3 acc. seems unfeasible?
(corrections in BOLD - see Mike O's following post...)
Ok Mike, but how do you combine uncocking of #2 acc. while still maintaining maximum amount of #3 acc. before impact?
As the proper swinging procedure is "uncock (#2) and roll (#3)", maintaining max #2 acc. seems unfeasible?
Just popped in- I'll post back later - but could you review your post- you mention maintaining max #2 and then mention maintaining max#3- is that correct or did you say 2 and mean 3 or say 3 and mean 2.
Just popped in- I'll post back later - but could you review your post- you mention maintaining max #2 and then mention maintaining max#3- is that correct or did you say 2 and mean 3 or say 3 and mean 2.
Aaaah yes, sorry Mike, I mean "maintaining max #3 acc. seems unfeasible?" instead of "maintaining max #2 acc. seems unfeasible?"
Ok Mike, but how do you combine uncocking of #2 acc. while still maintaining maximum amount of #3 acc. before impact?
As the proper swinging procedure is "uncock (#2) and roll (#3)", maintaining max #2 acc. seems unfeasible?
The #3 Angle is established when the Left Wrist is LEVEL.
The significance of the LEVEL part is . . . your left wrist should be level at Fix and Impact. If your left wrist is completely Uncocked at impact you got nothing. You want to have some Accumulator left get through the ball. Just like punching somebody. You want to hit them with your arm bent and then extend THROUGH them. You hit 'em with your arm straight at impact and you'll be the one pickin' up toofuses.
Now per Homer Kelley . . . #3 attempts to MAINTAIN its angle. The #3 angle is what you ROLL through impact. Obviously this is all happening as #2 is releasing . . . but not to its full extension. You want Full Lever Extension . . . Maximum Radius after impact not at impact.
- it's considered a vertical motion- an example might be an old water pump- you just pump the handle up and down- the more motion it travels through the great force can be applied.
Mike O thanks for your analogy
that makes sense
Bucket's related expansion added alot to my understanding on how these two accumulators operate.
good stuff
Woody
I have been trying to think about these two accumulators in relation to the left arm flying wedge. MikeO mentioned that these two angles can be confused, and that did happen to me for a while.
Here are some things that I am currently trying to work out, so it might be incorrect. Accumulator #2 is velocity power. The left wrist cocks up, on the plane of the left arm flying wedge. This shortens the length of the primary lever assembly. During release, the left wrist uncocks on the same plane of left arm flying wedge. I think Bucket said that full lever extension happens after impact.
Accumulator #3 is transfer power. I have been thinking about this one as torque. I wonder if this is correct. The left wrist turning and rolling produces a twisting force on the grip (without allowing the grip to actually change at all). If you visualize the left arm flying wedge as a sail from a sail boat....does the turn and roll cause the sail to 'catch wind' on both the backswing and downswing ?
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