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It really ruins it with the fast Start Down.

Jeff,

Ted is right on that and it's almost impossible to do the Hitting stroke properly with anything else but a Sloooooooooow start down.

Using a shorter backswing is also having unexpected results.
Many times I noticed that shortening the backswing in a hitting stroke led to a far better compression and more consistance in precision.

But as Ted stated, the first time you do it, it's a torture for your mind!

Strange, facinating and wonderful thing: the slower and the shorter you go, the more the comfort, power and precision!