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I must've missed that one, OB. Are you saying we rotate or open the face for balls played back in the stance?

Imagine, me missing something out of the yellow book!

Thanks!

ICT

Rotate the Grip by squaring the FAce to the desired initial direction of the ball. See 7-2. As the ball moves back in the stance Hitters and Manipulated Hands Swingers (as opposed to True Swingers) Rotate the Grip (keeping the hands where they would be normally rotate the handle inside the loosened grip to square the face). Given a geometrically correct swing where you swing all the way Down and Out to Low Point you will have thereby created some Divergence in Path and Face Angle which will tend towards a Draw shot (to varying degrees depending upon Plane Angle, Loft , Angle of Attack , degree of Divergence etc.)

We need diagrams again.

So I was wondering if you did this or alternatively let the face open as you moved the ball back in the stance? The latter, in the absence of Plane Line Rotation would tend towards a straight push shot assuming the path and face angle were inline at separation.

There are other reasons for a straight push of course , like sliding in front of the ball say....but geometrically the straight push given a centered hit always comes back to the face angle and path pointing right.