7-12 Pivot POWER PACKAGE TRANSPORT

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Originally Posted by Yoda Originally Posted by johngolf33 Originally Posted by Yoda Originally Posted by johngolf33 If one is using a crossline plane as in 10-5-E, should the badminton racquet be parallel to the crossline plane or to the target line? Yes. At the Top of the 10-5-E Closed Plane, the racquet's face will have Turned On Plane. Remember, though, this is accomplished via Single Wrist Action (10-18-C-2) and not with the Swinger's Turned Wrist procedure (10-18-A). In other words, the Wrists Turn with the natural Body Rotation and Arm Motion, but they are not Turned. Once the 10-5-E Inclined Plane has been erected to facilitate the Angle of Approach Hitting procedure, its Base Line becomes the Delivery Line. Therefore, the Target Line and the 10-5-A Plane Line are no longer relevant and should be dismissed. Dear Yoda, If one is going to use the badminton racquet drill with the angle of approach, should the face of the racquet at the top be angled crossline also? Hi JG, Yes, the racquet's face will be cross-line, as is the Clubface using this procedure. Check out Craig Stadler's Top to get a visual on this. The Stroke uses the Closed Plane Line of 10-6-E, but the big deal here is that the Clubhead covers the line instead of merely 'pointing' at it. This makes the Plane Angle quite steep (on the Angle of Approach) and dramatically to the inside versus the 10-5-A Delivery Line. Hence the necessity of 'pre-clearing' the Right Hip. Dear Yoda, If one is hitting with a Closed Plane Line of 10-5-E and has pre-cleared the right hip at address, is it still nesessary to slide the hips crossline a couple of inches to start the downswing? Just got to thinking that if the right hip is pre-set isn't it already out of the way of the right elbow? [Bold by Yoda.]

Yes. Per 7-12, all motion -- Pivot and Power Package -- moves parallel to the selected Delivery Line. Though the Pre-Cleared Right Hip clears the Path of the Right Elbow, the Cross Line Slide (parallel to the Closed 10-5-E Plane Line) is also necessary to correctly tilt the Shoulder Turn Axis. This allows the Right Shoulder to Turn directly toward the Angle of Approach (and its proxy, the 10-5-E Plane Line) and thus offer both guidance and support for the Right Forearm, Clubshaft and the Clubhead Lag through Impact. A Slide parallel to the Square Plane Line of 10-5-A (the Swinger's procedure) is not advisable because it pulls the Hitter away from his preferred Delivery Line. This action is then exacerbated by the Hip Turn as the Downstroke progresses.

Educated Hands can compensate for Off Line Hip and Shoulder Motion, but only up to a point (6-G-0). Therefore, the correct Hip and Shoulder Components must be isolated and mastered using the Component Translation process of 1-J and 3-B. Then, as quickly as their integration into your new and improved Pattern has been completed, return control of your Total Motion back to Command Central -- The Hands.