[Theodan]

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Charlie,

The position as best I can describe it is; At setup you will feel balanced 50/50 between the feet but...you will feel the upper quadriceps in your left leg pushing down on the ground as though you were attempting to level a mound of dirt under your left foot. You will feel "decidedly leftward".
From that position, you should feel like you can launch yourself into a full sprint targetward if you wished. That is your address feel. Think of Ben Hogan and review the video on this site to get the look of it. There is not much perceptable change in weight shift, in fact you can get the feel without a club by taking your address position as described above and simply raising your right hand into an "oath" position, parallel to the plane line about 4 inches behind your squared right shoulder (at address, you are actually taking your right hand to the turned shoulder location). Your left knee will need to flex a bit and your rear-end will rotate targetward to get the right hand there. It's OK to let the right knee straighten but not lock as you turn. (An Option) For many conditioned in pop instruction, this may feel like a reverse pivot but it isn't because your weight isn't shifted to your left foot on the backstroke and right foot on the downstroke. It is quite the opposite.

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These seemingly small changes make a big difference.

Bagger

Thanks Bagger!.... Although we didn't really get time to work on it, Lynn pointed out the slight lean back of the front knee and the back hip action to get it clear (your rear-end to target). I knew I was overdoing the shift forward. I went through (7-12) and the (9-1) series, but hadn't drilled down yet. Thanks for your 'feel' images, too.

4 barrel Hitter!? They must be rarer than hen's teeth. If you can do it, go for it! I caught a photo of Ted's swing (4 barrel Hitter) with his hands just 10 or 12 inches below his set at Top. His hand speed was already outrunning my shutter speed. I didn't expect that from the Hitter's steadily increasing move to forearm thrust. (I would expect it from the Swinger's "quickish" initiation). Accumulator's #1,2,3 are far from spent at that point in his swing. So I'm suspicious of the #4. It's the combination of the #1 and #4 in the same Stroke, that sets the 4 barrel apart.

I don't want to jack this thread, but maybe you could explain your sequencing of the Accumulators sometime for us 4 barrel challenged.

Charlie