Power Accumulators (Part 4)

[@tiptopsaidhe]

These explanations have been fantastic. Really great work on making it understandable, but more importantly....useful! I got up from this one, picked up the club, and was able to feel velocity power and transfer power in my hands, maybe for the first time. Not sure if you'll go on to the swivel, but that would be awesome. Light bulb moment. Thank you!

[@MartialGolf]

Excellent! The golfing machine is a tough read for some us . It’s nice to have this summary

[@TheSwingEngineer]

It's a tough read for *everyone* haha. Hope this helps clear things up!

[@MartialGolf]

@@TheSwingEngineer Thanks. Do you offer online lessons?

[@TheSwingEngineer]

@@MartialGolf Unfortunately not, MartialGolf. I don't have the time for new students currently. I'll announce when that changes in the future. In the meantime, you're stuck with my books ;)

[@robsaxepga]

At 3:55 you say the 3rd PP is the only pressure point that touches the club. Doesn't the second pp touch the club? Maybe I'm misunderstood what you mean.

[@YVG_namu]

Looking forward seeing part 5 soon

[@johnnybravo9087]

Thanks for this. How does one time the release of this PA? Too soon and we throw the club head over the top, too late and we present a wide open face. Any tips on how to practice the proper timing?

[@tiptopsaidhe]

The question that arises here is (in conjunction with the video on Bryson's swing), is Bryson taking advantage of the transfer power (the master accumulator)? And, if he isn't (which in theory at least, he is not), could he be hitting it further by employing it? Is this transfer power also the reason that Rory can hit it almost as far as Bryson without all the effort of Bryson?

[@TheSwingEngineer]

Hi Tiptopsaidhe, good hearing from you. You're quite right, Bryson doesn't utilise the Third Accumulator. As per 2-B-3-B in The Golfing Machine, Bryson has purposely 'zeroed out' this accumulator by holding his left arm and clubshaft in a straight line at address. In theory, Bryson could hit the ball further by introducing the Third Accumulator, but in practice it's such a fundamental change to his stroke, it would never be worth his while attempting to find out. And yes, I'd say it's certainly a contributing factor why other golfers such as Rory can hit it almost as far as Bryson without needed to be as physically strong. It would also be a contributing factor as to why other golfers *do* actually hit the ball further than him - look at Kyle Berkshire's swing videos for example. All the best - Antony

[@tiptopsaidhe]

@@TheSwingEngineer If I could go further, I was watching the MORAD video of Mac O'Grady. Not sure if you've watched, but it seems his emphasis was solely on transfer power and trying not to go into ulnar deviation, but back to neutral then radial deviation (but an increased right side lateral bend). This would seem to favor an angled hinge, wouldn't it? Can there be "pure" transfer power with an angled hinging motion?

[@frednegus7017]

Paddle wheel motion and action. Converts linear motion into angular motion. Just the opposite of a camber. Cheers. FJN

[@jackflash8756]

The only problem with PP3 is that is doesn't match the physics. It is well known that the club shaft is in forward bend approaching impact therefore physics says there must be a net negative hand couple applied via the hands. Therefore, PP3 pressure in the direction you mention in the video at/through impact is inaccurate. What you are actually feeling is the PP3 pressure that you applied earlier in the golf swing (maybe around P6) because it takes time for that pressure force to get registered as a feel in your brain. In reality, there have been a few research articles using 'instrumented grips' which show the trail hand is actually being dragged into impact which means the force applied to the grip is directed away from the target and is in the opposite direction to what is shown in your video. It's unfortunate that Homer Kelley died before the technology was developed to measure forces/torques or the use of 'inverse dynamics'. If this information were available to him, I am sure he would have edited his book to take into account these scientific findings.

[@vinsonshinabery8632]

Mistake on explaining the marrying up of shaft and left arm. Stated the opposite of what you mean