ANGLE OF ATTACK AND APPROACH DRAWINGS

[12 piece bucket]

I suppose you could look at it that way. However, the Delivery Path is best conceived as a Line of Thrust, not as a Line to Trace. And, as you have stated, that Thrust is always directly toward the Ball or, alternatively, the Aiming Point, even as the Hands move in a curve.

Keep these identities distinct: Delivery Lines refer to the Delivery of the Clubhead into Impact. Delivery Paths refer to the Delivery of the Hands into Impact.

Correctly executed, both produce identical Impact Alignments and Line of Compression through the Ball.

Boss,

This here's from the 4th . . . It ain't exactly "tracing" . . . And this didn't make the cut. 6-E-2. He speaks to this too in the audio.

This Aiming Point procedure seems more easily acquired if introduced as a Feel. At the top of the Backstroke - even at the End (10-21-C) - mentally construct a line from the Hands to the Aiming Point. Let a careful Downstroke Pivot move the Hands precisely along this line - they will Feel as though they remain at the top of the stroke. Don't question that Feel - just sustain (monitor) it per 5-0, all ready for Release at the preselected Release Point (10-19, 10-24). Drive the Hands (Clubhead Feel 7-19) down the line (2-N) until both arms are straight - i.e., NO QUITTING. That procedure merely utilizes a long used method for drawing freehand straight lines between two points. Using the Clubshaft as the pencil is an effective equivalent.

[EdZ]

Excellent thread - I think part of the general confusion in this area is that the 'illusions' run strong here.

Most important to keep in mind that you are always looking at both the hands (delivery paths) and clubhead (delivery lines) from ABOVE plane.

Add to that the general confusion in the discussion of 'plane' - that of the pressure points/CF (delivery paths) and that of the clubshaft/head (delivery lines). They are very closely related, but are not the same. When in doubt, monitor the hands.

Bucket - aiming point is a delivery path concept, and therefore is most closely related to 'the plane' of the pressure point #1 travel. Thanks for the quote from the 4th, it is unfortunate that it was removed from later versions.