Dariusz J.
New member
Gents,
As promised, I will try to describe the three release types created by Mr.Cotton long ago; although it's a pretty old classification, it's still the best for an odrinary player to understand the differences, IMHO.
It's enough to classify them depending on what happens with the clubface in the impact zone. We humans are built the way that there are no many possibilities left. In fact, there are only three pure models (and as usually, when there are pure models a mixture of them must be taken into account):
1. wrists themselves are rotating at the impact zone causing the clubhead turn in a horizontal plane - the clubhead is being delivered open to the swing arc at the beginning of the impact zone and is leaving the impact zone closed to the arc. The ball "feels" it is forced to be horizontally spun. Loft is not changing during impact. The crossover release.
2. wrists themselves are uncocking/unhinging at the impact zone causing a clubhead turn in a vertical plane - the clubhead is being delivered square to the arc and leaving it square to the arc as well. The ball "feels" it is forced to be vertically spun. Loft is changing during impact. The slap-hinge release.
3. wrist themselves are doing literally nothing in the impact zone - the clubhead is being delivered square to the arc and is leaving it square; the ball "feels" nothing odd apart from being hit according to the swing plane. Neither extra horizontal or vertical spin is being added. Loft is not changing during impact. The push release.
Last but not least - a remark: forearms must roll somewhere during the swing (so-called "swivel") because this is the way we are built. The crucial part in distinguishing a crossover release from the two other releases is to observe when it is happening. The support of the body turn, depending on the release, is also very important, but this would be a subject for a completely new thread.
Cheers
As promised, I will try to describe the three release types created by Mr.Cotton long ago; although it's a pretty old classification, it's still the best for an odrinary player to understand the differences, IMHO.
It's enough to classify them depending on what happens with the clubface in the impact zone. We humans are built the way that there are no many possibilities left. In fact, there are only three pure models (and as usually, when there are pure models a mixture of them must be taken into account):
1. wrists themselves are rotating at the impact zone causing the clubhead turn in a horizontal plane - the clubhead is being delivered open to the swing arc at the beginning of the impact zone and is leaving the impact zone closed to the arc. The ball "feels" it is forced to be horizontally spun. Loft is not changing during impact. The crossover release.
2. wrists themselves are uncocking/unhinging at the impact zone causing a clubhead turn in a vertical plane - the clubhead is being delivered square to the arc and leaving it square to the arc as well. The ball "feels" it is forced to be vertically spun. Loft is changing during impact. The slap-hinge release.
3. wrist themselves are doing literally nothing in the impact zone - the clubhead is being delivered square to the arc and is leaving it square; the ball "feels" nothing odd apart from being hit according to the swing plane. Neither extra horizontal or vertical spin is being added. Loft is not changing during impact. The push release.
Last but not least - a remark: forearms must roll somewhere during the swing (so-called "swivel") because this is the way we are built. The crucial part in distinguishing a crossover release from the two other releases is to observe when it is happening. The support of the body turn, depending on the release, is also very important, but this would be a subject for a completely new thread.
Cheers