Why can't the bent left arm be an accumulator?

[Jim Kobylinski]

Just as the subject says, why can't a bent left arm that straigtens into the ball be a power accumulator?

 

[diggerdog]

In Mandrins' favorite swing, Lever-Power Golf, it is.

 

[EdZ]

It can be.

Just not a consistent one (without a perfect aiming point every time). 'Can' work with a PURE swingers motion, but again - very little margin for error - not worth it.

 

[mandrin]

quote:Originally posted by jim_0068

Just as the subject says, why can't a bent left arm that straigtens into the ball be a power accumulator?

Harry Vardon, 1870-1937, is a good example of a golfer bending substantially his left arm and been very successful.

He was a very long hitter. Others tried the Vardon swing but without much success. Vardon seemingly could not explain what he did.

Theoretically you should be able to obtain much higher clubhead speeds. Complexity of such swing however is also greater.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Thanks, all of you said what i was already thinking.

Jim

 

[cdog]

If swinging is using rotation to cause the throwout, why would adding the bent lead arm make it any harder?

I think the question to ask is do you believe in and incorperate in your swing EXTENSOR ACTION?

 

[EdZ]

quote:Originally posted by cdog

If swinging is using rotation to cause the throwout, why would adding the bent lead arm make it any harder?

I think the question to ask is do you believe in and incorperate in your swing EXTENSOR ACTION?

For a swinger, that comes back to speed vs mass vs timing.

When I teach a hitter, extensor action is at the top of the list to work on for most folks. For a swinger, you have to be careful that they 'get' the Rhythm of CF before you add the structure of extensor action. Trying to teach it too early and they will lose the 'flow' of the swinging motion - especially if zone 1 still needs work.

There is no doubt that extensor action = control and consistency when done properly, by contrast to the bent left arm, which properly done absolutley has power benefits - with a dramatic narrowing of the timing requirements.

The benefits of extensor action on your timing are huge and out weigh any power benefits of a bent left arm for most.