[dkerby]

Jeff, it is not my theory that when the hips are turned back to
the left, that this tightens the muscles of the hips and the
shoulders. This was Hogan's theory. I posted what he said.
I do agree with his findings.

I watched the video from Shawn Clements. I certainly agree
with his braced tilt. His one leg drill was very good. Note that
his center of mass was over the pivot axis before starting down.

I do not agree with his video on the free fall of the arms. It
appears that he is using a shift with turn as he dropps the arms.
He says that he "pushes" through the ball. I think as a swinger
that he should be pulling the arms through the ball.

Hogan states, on pg 93, of the five lessons, that the arms
are carried down by the movement of the hips. V.J. pieced
together a particular swing in which Hogan rotated his hips
100 degrees in 0.18/Sec. V.J. went on to say that, "It is
evident that this type of speed is correlated to having the
the center of mass over an axis of rotation. Sure I believe
in axis tilt. Note from Shawn's picture that his left shoulder
appears to be even with the ball even with the axis tilt. This
is a conerstone of V.J.s findings. If you try to use a shift with
turn, as in the arms drop video, I do not think that you can
make the moves that V.J. describes. I also agree with Yodas
premis that you set the accumulators with the hip movement
and whirl the gyroscope.

Your work on the subject is very good. I certainly appreciate
your time and effort. After watching the video, I can see
where you are coming from.

Donn