I can understand what you state about the hosel rotating counterclockwise around the sweetspot axis when the clubface closes - from a conceptual perspective. However, it doesn't "feel" like the hosel is rotating around counterclockwise when I swing through impact - even though I can understand the concept.
I can easily understand the painting brush analogy because the handle is in the center of the brush, and the brush ends are rotating around the sweetspot which is inline with the handle - because in that situation the handle stays centralised while the brush twists. I find it harder to mentally picture the situation if the handle is at one end of the brush and there is a straight line relationship between the grip end of the handle and the one endpoint where the handle attaches to the extreme end of the brush - because the handle will have to twist with that end of the brush.
Jeff.
Then, use a paint roller. Slide the roller, twist it until it rolls, then keep twisting until it slides. It's the same analogy, with an imaginary COG.
Have you seen a lathe in action, and do you get that analogy?
The CG of the club (any club) is not on the sweet spot ... its at a point in space. But the club face sweet spot is connected to the hands via the hossel and shaft not some imaginary line connecting it. If it were not constrained by hands gripping the shaft connected to the hossel, the face would want to open (not close) on the downswing as the inertia caused it to want to line up with hossel on the plane.
The CG of the club (any club) is not on the sweet spot ... its at a point in space. But the club face sweet spot is connected to the hands via the hossel and shaft not some imaginary line connecting it. If it were not constrained by hands gripping the shaft connected to the hossel, the face would want to open (not close) on the downswing as the inertia caused it to want to line up with hossel on the plane.
Since I'm the only alcohol virgin on this website, I may be the only one that remembers this trick. They don't call me the lifetime designated driver for nothing. I remember things that happen in bars.
The COG of the fork and spoon is not inside the fork or spoon. But, we can identify that the Z axis of the COG runs through the edge of the glass, where the toothpick rests. I'm sure that this is the point that you're making. But, it's a nice trick to leave the waitress. It's a real head scratcher.
There can be a rotational center that runs through the COG, and this is what we're seeking. We're looking on the Z axis, as a center of rotation could be found on other axes. The Clubshaft cannot be a center of rotation, since there is nothing on the underside of the hosel to counterbalance the Clubhead.
There is nothing so sad as a beautiful theory destroyed by one awkward fact.....
Unless a golfer's grip slips (not recommended) the clubface maintains the relationship it had at the time the grip was taken to the back of the left hand. Because it is anatomically impossible to get the left hand "back and up" there (top of the backswing) with out some rotation, the face fans open on the way up and closes again on the way back down. (And it is unfortunate that the process is likely not anywhere near as precise as with a set of high quality gears... ala iron byron). This has nothing to to with angular momentum vectors axis of rotation or lathe imbalance forces either.
Because it is anatomically impossible to get the left hand "back and up" there (top of the backswing) with out some rotation, the face fans open on the way up and closes again on the way back down. (And it is unfortunate that the process is likely not anywhere near as precise as with a set of high quality gears... ala iron byron). This has nothing to to with angular momentum vectors axis of rotation or lathe imbalance forces either.
So, regarding your "beautiful theory", are you suggesting that the rate of closing is always constant in the Downstroke?
Instead of having "nothing" to do with Angular Momentum, would a delay in the closing have something to do with Angular Momentum and/or an axis of rotation?
So, regarding your "beautiful theory", are you suggesting that the rate of closing is always constant in the Downstroke?
Instead of having "nothing" to do with Angular Momentum, would a delay in the closing have something to do with Angular Momentum and/or an axis of rotation?
I'm not suggesting anything is constant in a real golfer... but yes.. the gears make the rate proportional to the arm rotation angular velocity and.. its not my theory gone bad .... its yours Yodasluke.
As I was thinking about issue this I asked myself: why would they would they design clubface rotation into the swing machine since it complicates the machine (one more DOF to contend with). I made a call and the answer was because that was the way Byron Nelson (the model) did it and also because they found they needed gearing there to help manage the deceleration. (It took Battelle 3 years to develop the iron byron and initially they were breaking a lot of shafts). Then I asked myself why does iron Byron Nelson and everyone else fan the face open on the backswing? The answer to that is... TRY IT. You can't not.
As far as leaving the face open at impact goes (delay in closing?) bottom-line is golfer's left hand is not getting back where it was at takeaway.
Many golfers look a lot different at impact than they do at setup... hands may be way forward... shoulders too open or too closed etc. They can compensate for different impact positions by intentionally (closing usually) the club face at set up. (You would be amazed at how "toe-in" my dad sets up with his driver but it works for him... he's ALWAY down the middle) That way when they get back to impact the face is aligned where they need it to be.
Get the back of your left hand back to facing the target at impact (like it was at se-up) and your club face will be fine......
I understand your idea of the COG of the clubhead and I have no problem understanding the lathe example. I also can understand Toolish's comment about how the hosel twists around the COG of the clubhead when one twirls the vertical club. I don't disagree with all these points. I can even agree that PP#3 traces the SPL through the sweetspot when the clubhead in the immediate vicinity of ball impact (when the clubhead has rotated so that there is a small, but significant, difference between the sweetspot plane and the clubshaft plane).
What I cannot understand is what relevance these "facts" really have with respect to the golf swing. I never sense the hosel rotating around the sweetspot-PP#3 axis in a golf swing. I can only sense the clubface closing and opening, and it "feels" like the clubface is rotating around the clubshaft axis. It is my present belief that the reason why I harbor this "belief" is that I presently believe that natural human biomechanical actions dictate opening of the clubface opening in the backswing and clubface closing in the downswing/followthrough, and that these actions have no necessary causal connection with the idea of there being a axis between the sweetspot and PP#3. However, I am open to new insights.
I can understand why human beings open the clubface in the backswing, because the left wrist has to remain flat and the left arm has to rotate clockwise in the backswing to get the left hand to the usual end-backswing position. However, I do not know whether the Robot-Fit type machine also rotates the clubface that much in the backswing, and if it does, how it gets the clubface to rotate back to square by impact if the wrist joint simply consists of two enmeshing gears that operate passively in response to centrifugal release forces.
I'm not suggesting anything is constant in a real golfer... but yes.. the gears make the rate proportional to the arm rotation angular velocity and.. its not my theory gone bad .... its yours Yodasluke.
TGM:
10-22-A FULL SWEEP This pattern starts the Loading Action at the beginning of the Backstroke and smoothly and evenly accelerates the Club ahead of the Hands so as to arrive in position at the intended Assembly Point.
10-24-A FULL SWEEP RELEASE This procedure Triggers the Release at the Start Down by either the Hand Throw or Right Arm Throw (10-20) Non-Automatic Trigger Types. All the employed Accumulators slowly and evenly straighten and the Clubhead slowly and evenly accelerates through Impact per 2-N. See 6-C-2-B.
6-N-0 RELEASE TYPES There are two Release Types – the Automatic and the Non-Automatic – which are paired with a Release Point per 10-24.
The two Types differ in that:
1. The Automatic is triggered mechanically (10-20) – the Non-Automatic is a deliberate muscular manipulation
2. The Automatic drives the Hands at the Aiming Point (6-E-2) – the Non-Automatic drives the Hands to their Impact location (visual reference point) (3-F-5).
3. There may be a “Starting to Hit” in the Non-Automatic but not with the Automatic.
These are discussed in greater detail in Chapter 10-24.
The earlier in the Downstroke the Release occurs, the larger, longer and slower the Release Arc will be for both Clubhead and Hands. Other things being equal, this will require higher Hand Speed to produce yardages equivalent to that of the short quick arc of Maximum Delay. This involves Angular Speed which is measured by the number of degrees of an Arc through which the motion moves per second. From Release to Impact is just so many degrees of travel – at the Left Shoulder and/or at the Left Wrist. Doubling the travel time (for instance) halves the travel rate. Also see 2-P and 7-23.
(7th edition) 6-N-O, paragraph 3 - add "The smaller the Release Arc (Endless Belt Pulley - constant Hand Speed) the faster the Right Elbow must straighten and the faster there will be "Extension" (Lever Assemblies 2-P) and "Overtaking" (6-F #3 Accumulator) until the Right Arm becomes straight. All without affecting The Travel Rate of the Endless Belt."
Since the human has a limit to horse power, Maximum Delay equates to greater distances. The robot can use a Full Sweep Release, because the Hand Speed is almost unlimited. The presumption that I've made is that the robot would be made to use the same gears in the Backstroke and Loading as it would in Delivery and Release. Mechanically, it would be the simple way to design the gears.
Originally Posted by no_mind_golfer
As I was thinking about issue this I asked myself: why would they would they design clubface rotation into the swing machine since it complicates the machine (one more DOF to contend with). I made a call and the answer was because that was the way Byron Nelson (the model) did it and also because they found they needed gearing there to help manage the deceleration. (It took Battelle 3 years to develop the iron byron and initially they were breaking a lot of shafts). Then I asked myself why does iron Byron Nelson and everyone else fan the face open on the backswing? The answer to that is... TRY IT. You can't not.
In your last sentence, if you're attempting to state that you cannot keep from opening the face, you haven't seen many bad golfers.
Originally Posted by no_mind_golfer
As far as leaving the face open at impact goes (delay in closing?) bottom-line is golfer's left hand is not getting back where it was at takeaway.
Bottom-line is: Delaying the Release Point doesn't mean the Clubface remains open at Impact.
Originally Posted by no_mind_golfer
Many golfers look a lot different at impact than they do at setup... hands may be way forward... shoulders too open or too closed etc. They can compensate for different impact positions by intentionally (closing usually) the club face at set up. (You would be amazed at how "toe-in" my dad sets up with his driver but it works for him... he's ALWAY down the middle) That way when they get back to impact the face is aligned where they need it to be.
TGM:
3-F-7-A STEERING is the Number One malfunction – The Bent Left Wrist and Clubhead Throwaway. Any or all of the following faults during Impact may need to be adjusted out – holding:
1. the Clubface square to the Target Line
2. the Clubhead on Target Line
3. the Clubhead on a level or upward path
A very successful anti-steering therapy is an exaggerated “inside-out” Cut Shot per 10-5-E. Study 2-J-3, 2-N and 12-3-39. You always Swing along the Plane Line but not always along the Flight Line. So learn to dismiss the Flight Line. Depend on Clubface alignment for direction control (2-J). In fact, learn to execute all Plane Line Variations (10-5) to remove all uncertainty from your Computer (14-0).
I'm sure your father using the toe-in alignment is a good compensation for Steering. One might be able to close the Clubface at Address and employ Steering to "ALWAYS" hit it down the middle. And, I'm sure you'll tell me that distance is not a problem for him.
Originally Posted by no_mind_golfer
Get the back of your left hand back to facing the target at impact (like it was at se-up) and your club face will be fine......
2-J-1 IMPACT ALIGNMENTS The geometry of all alignments stems from the Impact geometry requirements. So, the first step in preparation for a Golf Shot is the establishment of the Impact Conditions. See 7-8. The Clubface must be exactly square to the Target Line (10-5) only at the Point of Separation. So the Clubface alignment at Impact Fix must fit the selected Hinge Action (7-10, 10-10). For Horizontal Hinging, it is Slightly “Open” at Impact Fix to allow for “Closing” during Impact. The longer the shot, the more “Open.” Angle Hinging gives the Clubface a Slice producing uncentered motion so while the Clubface does “Close” during Impact, Clubface alignment is slightly “Open” for short shots but for longer shots it must be set up more and more “Closed.” The alignment for Vertical Hinging and Cut Shots are the same at Impact Fix as it is intended to be at Separation because these are “No Roll” procedures. Alternative alignment procedures are presented in 7-10. The Machine (1-L) is positioned and adjusted to the Stroke – not vice versa (8-0). Remember – the Impact Point must become “On Line” at Separation.
The Grip and Clubface Alignment are chosen at Impact Fix. I'm not sure where your "set-up" is located. If you're using an Adjusted Address, the Left Wrist and Clubface are not in their Impact Alignments.
I have been thinking about this statement-: "There can be a rotational center that runs through the COG, and this is what we're seeking. We're looking on the Z axis, as a center of rotation could be found on other axes. The Clubshaft cannot be a center of rotation, since there is nothing on the underside of the hosel to counterbalance the Clubhead."
You seem to be implying that golfer needs to find the center of rotation of the club's COG. However, I increasingly believe that such a situation would only be necessary if the golf swing mimicked the action of a grandfather clock - where there is a single fixed fulcrum point and where the pendumum swings in a vertical arc under the fulcrum point. However, a human golfer swings a golf club i) along an inclined plane and ii) he significantly opens the clubface in the backswing and closes it in the downswing and iii) there is no "fixed" single fulcrum point. It is the way the human body is constructed that allows a golfer to square the clubface without having to worry about a golf club having a "theoretical" axis of rotation going through the sweetspot.
I am not a good golfer but on a "good" day I can hit my five-iron about 165 yards towards a distant target and all my shots will land within 10 yards radius of the target. I regard that as being reasonably accurate. How do I achieve that level of accuracy considering that I never think of any axis of rotation going from the sweetspot-to-PP#3? I simply know that if I keep my clubshaft on-plane throughout the backswing and downswing, that I will create a rounded clubhead arc that is symmetrical to the ball-target line. I know that if my clubshaft is parallel to the ball-target line at the third parallel position, then I am on-plane.Then I only need to ensure that my left hand swivels passively into impact so that the back of the left hand faces the target at the time of ball-clubface separation. If I achieve those goals, the ball goes straight towards my target and the ball is constantly struck within 1/2" of the sweetspot. I never have to mentally think of an imaginary axis between PP#3 and the sweetspot. How would that help me?
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