When Swingers go to the End (10-21-0-3) of the Stroke, the Clubshaft goes to parallel to the ground or even below. Though the No. 3 Pressure Point and Clubshaft remain firmly welded together -- there is no 'slippage' -- the movement of the Club to parallel or beyond causes the Top of the Shaft to Load against the knuckle of the hand.
This condition, along with the Left Thumb also directly Behind the Shaft (10-2-0), establishes and enables maximum On Plane Thrust Support through Impact. (10-2-0/B).
Two questions:
1) Why do swingers need to go to parallel or beyond? I don't remember seeing that in the book. In fact, it seems that Homer said that you should be able to use the same lag loading for all lengths of strokes (which always confused me, because I could never figure out how to "drag" load with a putt).
2) To get my left thumb directly behind the shaft, it seems like my left hand is turned too far to the right for a strong single-action grip.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
1. Swingers do not need to go to parallel or beyond. In fact, only physically weak players who need a very long period of time to achieve their maximum Hand Speed should go that far. For all others, the long swing is more of a problem than a solution because they reach their maximum Hand Speed before Impact and thereby dissipate the Lag (6-C-2-D). For all Swingers, it is only necessary that they Float or Drag Load (7-19-2/3) the Secondary Lever Assembly (the Club). This can be done without the use of gravity in the Rotating Lag Pressure Point procedure, i.e., the pull of gravity causing the Lag to Load against the Top of the Shaft as the Club goes to parallel or beyond.
2. Homer was able to Grip the Club with the Left Hand Vertical and the Left Thumb Aft of the Shaft. He actually had a 'gap' between the Left Forefinger and Thumb. Personally, I prefer to Grip the Club with the Left Wrist Turned slightly to accomodate the Aft Thumb. Strong tendencies (1-H) and Psychological Needs must be accomodated!
P.S. To clear your Fog on how to Drag Load a Putting Stroke, simply use the Pull Minor Basic Stroke (10-3-D) to accelerate the Club longitudinally (with either Arm).
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