Originally Posted by Jeff
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OB Left
That photo of Homer has no relevance. Look at how he swings the string - his hand and arm is outstretched away from his body. In a "real" golf swing, a swinger has his right elbow in a pitch position alongside his right hip at the delivery position with the right elbow still bent - like Aaron Baddeley in the next photo. From that position, consider the biomechanical events involving the left upper limb that must occur if he wants to rotate the flat left wrist/hand 90 degrees into impact.
Jeff.
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Id bet that in Homers swirling balsa wood clubhead experiment, the club face conditions and string line from #3 to sweet spot would be present regardless of any degree of bend in his right elbow.
These things have nothing to do with the right elbows condition in his demonstration. That is the reason for the string line, there being no mechanical or rigid connection, just CF seeking to establish an aligned club face. This should be good news! I cant fathom how to play good golf without this sweetspot "feel". This phenomena is our best friend when properly applied.
Imagine swinging the club shaft instead: "Ok so this is now my pitching wedge and therefore given its heel to sweetspot measurement of x inches I now need to swing x inches parallel to and inside of the target line" And then, "Now for a 9 iron the measurement changes so Im just going to swing ........Ok now for my 6 iron which has a different measurement again .......etc etc. A different plane line for every heel to sweetspot measurement!
Why not just swing the sweetspot at the ball or aiming point? It's the sweetspot that our hands feel afterall.
OB