hands go left, clubhead goes right

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I have noticed that from the overhead camera angle of good players that during release, their hands go slightly to left field, but clubhead goes to right field as it approaches the ball. How do they achieve this? Is this "orthodox"?
 

hcw

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my guess is...

I have noticed that from the overhead camera angle of good players that during release, their hands go slightly to left field, but clubhead goes to right field as it approaches the ball. How do they achieve this? Is this "orthodox"?


...that this is a sign of having the hands ahead of the clubhead, which i thinink is pretty orthodox?

-hcw
 
If the hands are ahead of the club and club moving on straight plane line, wouldn't it make sense that the hands appear to be moving "left" (away from) relative to target line, just prior to impact, and the club appear to be moving right (towards) the target line, but ideally all on the same straight plane line? Or are you describing something else?
 
Picture the inclined plane - the hands go right on the back swing, centered at contact and left after contact. Each of the three positions the hands are on the inclined plane.
 
Picture the inclined plane - the hands go right on the back swing, centered at contact and left after contact. Each of the three positions the hands are on the inclined plane.

The point I'm trying to make in this thread is that the hands seems to travel on a different plane than the club!

But, the hands could be going UP the plane (and hence LEFT) while the clubhead is going DOWN the plane (and hence RIGHT).
 
sigh...why do you have to make me edit out the frames

Maybe the video angle as I do not see it here:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-wN2p4KkO2A&feature=related


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These 3 frames show Tiger's release just before impact from your YouTube video.

Although the camera angle is not ideal, I would say that his hands are going left while the clubhead is still traveling down plane (to the right).
 

Brian Manzella

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Just as the club has a low point, the hands have one as well.

So...

Going down their own plane, the hands reach their low point, after going down & out.

So...

After the hands reach low point, they go up and in!

Since the clubhead TRAILS the hands...the clubhead reaches ITS LOW POINT after the hands reach theirs.

So...

While the hands are already going UP & IN...the clubhead is STILL GOING down & out!
 
Just as the club has a low point, the hands have one as well.

So...

Going down their own plane, the hands reach their low point, after going down & out.

So...

After the hands reach low point, they go up and in!

Since the clubhead TRAILS the hands...the clubhead reaches ITS LOW POINT after the hands reach theirs.

So...

While the hands are already going UP & IN...the clubhead is STILL GOING down & out!

ahh...ok, I was hoping for a more exciting answer...something that The Plane doesn't accomodate for...I guess not!
 
Elementary my dear Watson

Just as the club has a low point, the hands have one as well.

So...

Going down their own plane, the hands reach their low point, after going down & out.

So...

After the hands reach low point, they go up and in!

Since the clubhead TRAILS the hands...the clubhead reaches ITS LOW POINT after the hands reach theirs.

So...

While the hands are already going UP & IN...the clubhead is STILL GOING down & out!

Howcome the best answers seem so obvious and simple one you have heard them?
 
ahh...ok, I was hoping for a more exciting answer...something that The Plane doesn't accomodate for...I guess not!

The hands are ahead of the club face and higher than the clubhead. Once again picture the inclined plane and yes the hands will be left of the clubhead. I guess I wasn't clear enough in my previous post. Then again you are well steeped in TGM.
 
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