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Golf is best Played by Feel a Feel that reproduces learned Mechanics to the TGM practitioner. These Mechanics are Aligned Geometrically. But freedom of movement is a prerequisite to properly Aligned Mechanics. Like the hinged door it moves freely ........but in a certain direction only. So I agree there is no "flapping around of parts" but there must be freedom of movement...........at the Shoulders, at the Right Elbow, at the Wrists. EA should not limit this range of motion. For instance in 4-0 Homer recommends " firm grip and flexible wrist action".

The Triangle isnt locked up! A rigid Triangle would be consistent with a "rock the triangle" Shoulder Turn Takeaway where there is no shortening on the right arms side of the triangle! EA stretchs the inert left arm with the Right Elbow at the #1 pp (most commonly). But the place where the left arm attaches to the body, the Left Shoulder is universal joint like in its freedom of motion. It has to be. Any tension at either Shoulder will promote the ARms and therefore the Hands traveling along with the Shoulders as they turn away!!!!!! The Shoulders side of the triangle is fixed in length, the left arms side is fixed, assuming there is no left elbow bending........the right sides shortens as the right elbow bends and fans. Shortens immediately in Startup!

The left arm in TGM is said to be String Like, inert, but it must be stretched to full length.............this is all that EA is or does. Its casts the Right Side as the "mover" as active and the left side as passive and in that way resolves the directional conflict that exists between the two arms. They attach at different points to the body after all and therefore travel in slightly different directions with different vectors to any force which they are applying. EA turns the left side off but stretches it out so it can achieve its one job, to establish the Radius of the Geometry of the Circle.

I have found that much of TGM will come to life in your swing after the adoption of Extensor Action.......but not before. You can not have a Magical Right Forearm without an inert Left Arm.

Now, in the absence of EA you could have an inert rod like left arm.... maybe????? Yoda did take some lessons with Paul Bertholy , Mr "Rod and Claw". I bet he has entertained the Rod vs String question. And has anyone ever thought about EA as artificial CF for low speeds where CF is also very low? Uh, are we in the Lab? Hope so. Where the heck are we?