The Lagging Clubhead Takeaway And The Right Forearm
The Lagging Clubhead Takeaway (Unpublished 7th Edition 10-9-A) does not preclude the Right Forearm Pickup (7-3). In fact, the Swinger absolutely should use his Right Forearm to take the Club up the Turned Shoulder Plane. Otherwise, he will have no choice but to begin on the Elbow Plane, and this mandates a Shift -- always hazardous -- to arrive at the Top on the Turned Shoulder Plane.
This particular application of the Right Forearm Takeaway utilizes Extensor Action (moving from Bent Left Wrist to Flat Left Wrist per 6-B-1-D) in conjunction with the Lagging Clubhead Takeaway to set up his "Swinging Motion" (per 7-9) and Drag Loading (per 7-19-3).
Hitters can use the Lagging Clubhead Takeaway, but they are better served using a Non-Lagging Clubhead Takeaway to set up their Drive Loading per 7-19-1.
I've been working on this very point this week (STT v. RFT) as relating to the lagging clubhead takeaway -- and came here to see if anyone had posted some more detailed info on it. And of course, Yoda had -- with a one year precognition period to boot!
The Right Forearm Pickup gives such a direct (and simple) path to the top -- it almost seems as if you are cheating, or leaving something out of the equation entirely. Which of course you are -- the extraneous movements of the Elbow Plane shift.
The Lagging Clubhead Takeaway (Unpublished 7th Edition 10-9-A) does not preclude the Right Forearm Pickup (7-3). In fact, the Swinger absolutely should use his Right Forearm to take the Club up the Turned Shoulder Plane. Otherwise, he will have no choice but to begin on the Elbow Plane, and this mandates a Shift -- always hazardous -- to arrive at the Top on the Turned Shoulder Plane.
This particular application of the Right Forearm Takeaway utilizes Extensor Action (moving from Bent Left Wrist to Flat Left Wrist per 6-B-1-D) in conjunction with the Lagging Clubhead Takeaway to set up his "Swinging Motion" (per 7-9) and Drag Loading (per 7-19-3).
Hitters can use the Lagging Clubhead Takeaway, but they are better served using a Non-Lagging Clubhead Takeaway to set up their Drive Loading per 7-19-1.
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Is Brian Gay using this Drag/Pickup Combo? Is the LEFT HAND DRAGGING, AND THE RIGHT ARM PICKING, or is THE RIGHT ARM doing both simultaneously? It seems a little tricky to DRAG nd PICK UP at the same time... but maybe not.
Is Brian Gay using this Drag/Pickup Combo? Is the LEFT HAND DRAGGING, AND THE RIGHT ARM PICKING, or is THE RIGHT ARM doing both simultaneously? It seems a little tricky to DRAG nd PICK UP at the same time... but maybe not.
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Have you seen the Brian Gay swing sequences posted by Bambam below. It looks like he stays low with good extension in his backswing. It appears that the angle between the shaft and left arm only begins to increase half-way in his backswing.
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