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Clubface Alignment At Standard Address
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But extending your question to encompass more than just the machinations you have described, the question of Clubface alignment a Standard Address (10-9-A) is more complicated than one might think. In fact, a definitive answer would necessarily differentiate a number of contingencies: 1. Hitting versus Swinging, specifically their 'normal' Hinge Actions -- Angled for Hitting and Horizontal for Swinging -- and the respective Impact Fix Clubface Alignments employed (2-J-1). 2. In turn, these alignments are affected by Shot Length. 3. Also, 'No Roll' procedures (Cut and Lob Shots) must be considered. 4. Finally, from a central Hand Position, Ball Location will determine the amount of Wrist Bend and also, the amount and direction of Shaft Lean. Obviously, these are critical components of the ultimate Clubface alignment. In general, though, with the Shaft Right Angled to the Line, the Clubface will be Square. Only if there is sufficient Left Wrist Bend to produce a Backward Lean of the Clubshaft will the Clubface be Closed. |
Closed at address
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I think Trane is addressing the following situation. When going from impact fix to address- If you keep the leading edge in the same location- say square for simplicity sake- then the shaft will have to rotate- and you will have a stronger looking grip. If you don't rotate the shaft - to have the stronger looking grip- then yes the clubface will close in relation to your plane line but that won't matter in that you set up for impact fix - so that's the important alignments that you've established. You kind of have to look at that yourself to see what's going on. Here's the basics to check this out. 1) Set the clubface down perpendicular to the plane line- holding it with your right hand only, and the clubshaft also perpendicular to the plane line - soled at it's appropriate lie. 2) Imagine a tee or some straight stick coming out of the grip- on the plane of the shaft- merely so that you can see more clearly the rotation of the shaft as you move the shaft around. 3) As you lean the shaft forward- keeping the leading edge perpendicular to the plane line- you will notice how the shaft rotates and affects the look of the grip at impact versus address. Bottom line - if two grips look the same "strength" and one is at impact fix and another is at address- then the player with the grip at impact fix - has a "stonger" grip (left hand more on top- right hand more under) |
All's Not Square At Fix And Address
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At Fix and with the Clubshaft in Forward Lean, the Clubface is not Square, i.e., looking "toward the Target." Along with the back of the Flat Left Wrist and the Clubhead Lag Pressure Point, it is Square to the Arc of Approach and accordingly, looks down the Inside-Out Angle of Approach (2-C-1 #3 / 7-2-#3). Upon the return to Standard Address, the Left Wrist Bends, the Clubshaft loses its Forward Lean and the Clubface now looks Square (to the Target Line). |
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The important point(s) are that impact fix is the key element- depending on how you want to hit the ball you set up accordingly at impact (certainly as you're learning/ingraining or re-verifying) and things do change when you move from impact fix to address. One of those changes is that the face will close - if you don't let the shaft roll back (rotate)- that's really unrelated to the bending of the wrist- of course as you move the shaft back to address you would bend the wrist. But it's not really like the downswing in reverse where bending the left wrist closes the clubface- there's more going on- than just that one issue. My other point was that the clubface doesn't have to close going from impact fix to address- you can keep the face where it was - which as you move the shaft back to address -will require that you basically have a stronger looking grip - since you're not rotating the leading edge closed- you are fixing the leading edge- what happens is the shaft rotates around that fixed point. |
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Optics... Probably when going from Fix to Classic Address, the Clubface may appear Closed to some, but may not be. Especially depending upon the design of the club(offset, etc.).
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