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Originally Posted by EC

Yoda,

Please, please, please...just for my edification, detail the right arm swinging procedure. Doesn't the right elbow become the center of the swing thus decreasing radius power? Isn't the chubshaft thrown in-line with the right arm and thus producing a bent left wrist? If so, what would be the advantages of using right arm swinging over three barrel swinging or hitting?

1. Doesn't the right elbow become the center of the swing thus decreasing radius power?

Yes on both counts. The Swing Center becomes the Stroke Center with the geometric implications as explained in my answer to rwh above. You are also correct that the Right Arm Swinger forfeits the Radius Power (Body Momentum Transfer into the Left Arm). In its place, there is the Power of Right Arm Pull. Whether or not that Pull is sufficient to replace the lost Radius Power will depend upon the player.

2. Isn't the chubshaft thrown in-line with the right arm and thus producing a bent left wrist?

With the Right Elbow now the Swing Center, the Flat Left wrist is helpful but not essential. Until and unless the Clubshaft actually passes the In Line Condition with the Right Arm prior to Impact, there is no Throwaway.

3. If so, what would be the advantages of using right arm swinging over three barrel swinging or hitting?

Potential advantages depend upon the skill and preferences of the individual player. These could include simplicity of execution; greater Throwaway margin of error; and the addition of Right Arm Power -- Longitudinal not Radial! -- to a Swinging Stroke.