Funny, I found this thread with the shopping cart discussion last night. Anyway, VJ, Brian's description is in here. Great topic, by the way, I'm also trying to figure out my feel to start the transition.
http://www.brianmanzella.com/forum/golfing-discussions/9678-pressure-points-pressure-point-primer-brian-manzella.html
Guys surely topics like this link should be a "sticky" thread? I would bump it to first page, but I don't want to get flamed
Brilliant information, a must read for all of us in search of the Holy Grail. Another Youtube instructor called it "giving it the juice" which baffled me for ages. He was referring to loading the power package and ONLY then using the pivot & power accumulators to knock that little ball into orbit. Point being no upper body aggression until you reach this position.
I'm a newb in terms of playing, but I think I have a lot of the pieces of the puzzle & I would just love it if someone corrected or elaborated more:
1. Get to the top of the backswing (enuf said).
2. Upper body passive, begin with lower body ankles, knees, hips.
Ankles should feel like they are rolling left, keep right heel to ground initially.
Knees going left from ankle roll should feel pressure and (for me) like they are travelling slightly down and left - this is the squatting sensation where the hips naturally getting dragged down. Feel weight going onto left heel for balance.
Hips actively moving laterally toward outside of left foot, they spin to square naturally.
3. The above should naturally draw the left arm down the chest (Another great analogy from this forum is sweeping crumbs off your shirt with left arm). PA #4 loaded (left arm remains across chest). PA #1 still loaded (right angle between right forearm & upper arm). PA #3 (left arm still 90o rotated) and #2 (left wrist fully cocked) - VIP to note that all should be NATURALLY maintained if steps 1 & 2 done correctly.
4. When club shaft is parallel to the ground (left hand opposite right thigh)... kaazam... Power Package fully loaded. Then and only then should you pivot as hard as possible while actively releasing the accumulators. That's another debate - Swingers actively use sequence 4,2,3 where Hitters are 1,2,3. Point being old school say 1 and 4 are not combined, but I think Brian may educate us on this
Lots of gaps in there, but this is a question more than stating facts so be gentle people!!!!! I've read loads, and I'm posting this with hope that it may help or at least have someone take the time to explain through experience
Rixter