Yoda, "... loaded down against the first knuckle of the forefinger?" I've had a hard time seeing in the picture in the book. Isn't #3 the same as the end knuckle of the forefinger?
Jim,
Sit at a table with your relaxed hands in your lap.
Now, without changing this natural configuration -- fingers curved -- lift yourRight Forearm and Hand and put them palm down on the table top.
Look at your Right Hand and Forefinger and get ready for Anatomy 101:
The back of your hand to the knuckle (the'bridge') is the metacarpal part of the hand.
From the knuckle to the first joint of the right forefinger is the proximalphalanx.
From the first joint to the second joint is the medial phalanx.
From the second joint to the end of the finger is the terminal phalanx.
The No. 3Pressure Point is the fleshy pad of the proximal phalanx in contact with theClubshaft and ideally directly Behind it.
When Swingers go to the End (10-21-0-3) of the Stroke, the Clubshaft goes toparallel to the ground or even below. Though the No. 3 Pressure Point andClubshaft remain firmly welded together -- there is no 'slippage' -- themovement of the Club to parallel or beyond causes the Top of the Shaftto Load against the knuckle of the hand.
So, the No. 3 Pressure Point Loading has now "Rotated" from Behindthe Shaft to the Top of the Shaft. This is the Swinger's Rotating LagPressure Point of 10-11-0-3. Remember, though, nothing has actually moved!It is simply a change in the Loading Pressure sensed in the RightForefinger and Hand, specifically in the proximal phalanx.
The Loading now firmly established against the knuckle, it must be maintainedthrough the Retracing from End to Top (10-21-0-1), and then through the StartDown (8-7), Downstroke (8-8 ) and Release (8-9). From Release, however, theSwivel of Standard Left Wrist Action (10-18-A) snaps the Clubshaft into itsFlat, Level and Vertical Condition (4-A-1, 4-B-1 and 4-C-1) for Hinging (2-Gand 7-10) through Impact. This Action causes the No. 3 Lag Pressure Loadingto 'Rotate' -- remember, there is no actual 'movement' in the contact pointbetween the No. 3 Pressure Point and the Shaft! -- from the Top of theShaft to once again directly behind it. This condition, along with theLeft Thumb also directly Behind the Shaft (10-2-0), establishes and enablesmaximum On Plane Thrust Support through Impact. (10-2-0/B).
Hitters should experience no such Loading change. Their No. 3 Pressure PointLoading will remain at the back of the Clubshaft throughout the Stroke.
This is an area of much Fog in The Golfing Machine. Now you're in theclear!
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