[12 piece bucket]

Time out a minute, gents.

Bucket,

Have you decided what you wanted to know when you posted this thread titile?

We are starting to discuss a lot of different elements about the pivot. How it feels to some of us, where the force originates, etc. If left unchecked, this thread may spiral out into a lot of opinions without much consensus or clarity.

But I still want to know what Bucket meant by fundamental alignments of a good pivot?

Then we can move forward. I think.

Bucket? You have the floor.

UPP in snowy Ohio

I still don't think we have defined:

A. All the functions of the pivot
B. The Components that make up the pivot
C. Sequence of Movement in the Pivot
D. Relation of Pivot to Plane Angle
E. Relation of Pivot to Plane Line
F. Relation of Pivot to Hand Path
G. Relation of Pivot to Clubface
E. Relation of Pivot do Low Point

Does that get us back to the task at hand?

So let's start with Function

1. Deliver the Power Package to the desired Impact Hand Location with the corresponding amount of Shaft Lean
2. Develop Angular Momentum and/or Support of Muscular Thrust
3. Allow the club to satisfy desired Plane Line/Angle requirements via the amount of Axis Tilt
4. Produce the desired Hinge Action and comply with Grip Type Requirements
5. Produce the necessary amount of Pivot Lag (for full power shots from the ground up i.e. Swinging from the Feet) Transfer momentum from "joint segments"
6. Balance the Machine
7. Have a Center that produces a consistent Low Point and Angle of Attack

That's my 5 minute stab at it . . . in no particular order.