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It is one thing to look at something - it is another thing altogether to know what you are looking at.
Can someone interpret this photo of Yoda taken from a lesson with Colin Newman please?
Especially in regard to the grip and hinge action employed.
What else do you see?

Hey Strav.

Thanks for posting the link to the video. The photo of Yoda you are inquiring about is perfect .......... for the context in which in which that swing was made, only. If that is an actual swing. I see it as a demonstration , an exaggeration of Clubhead Lag as apposed to a Thrown away clubhead which is often a result of Over Acceleration.

Notice how the Clubhead has yet to pass the Hands. The Grip type or Hinge Action on display is irrelevant, thats not what he was demonstrating.

I believe the "Drive" Yoda refers to is not the drive of Drive Loading but the drive of Clubhead Lag Pressure.

Per 7-19

Incorrect Clubhead Lag Pressure "Feel" does not set up a steady driving pressure but an impatient THROWING pressure , guaranteeing Clubhead Throwaway. Rolling and/or Uncocking have the assignment of doing any throwing of the Clubhead. Lag Pressure is totally inert. The slightest "pushing away" will produce Clubhead Throwaway. When you find yourself swinging fast whether you want to or not, you are contending with Clubhead Throwaway and it could be induced by improper Clubhead Lag Pressure Point Action. And instead of "driving" the Club you find yourself "chasing" it - and never catching up with it. Obviously , if the thrown Clubhead doesnt pass the Hands until after Impact Fix Position (7-8 ) is reached, it still complies with the Law of the Flail (2-K) but the precision Timing and Clubface alignment becomes difficult and , however widely used , is still an essentially perilous deviation.

"Improper Clubhead Lag Pressure Point action" , refers to the three unique procedures by which clubhead lag pressure can be established; Drive , Float and Drag Loading. They are not the same and do not necessarily share the same Lag pressure point location.

Yoda detected some "over acceleration" and was demonstrating the cure for its associated Throw away.........the sustainment of Lag Pressure. That said a tour pro for instance could make a practice of Throwaway to some extent, develop a feel for throwing it away. If the clubhead doesnt pass the hands prior to impact the shot will not be lost as it would still comply with the law of the flail. The left wrist would still be sufficiently flat in other words, though its in the process of breaking. Rhythm is only just beginning to be lost, but not yet critically so.

Lag Pressure has a feel. Throwout and Throwaway have feels but are not one and the same. Throwout via uncocking or rolling are Power Accumulators 2 and 3 Releasing and part of the Swingers Golf Flail. Necessary for Power generation. Throwaway on the other hand sets up an improper Rhythm, where the clubhead is thrown in a manner where it accelerates to a higher RPM than the rest of the Power Package (hands).......breaking the left wrist. That said you can employ Throwaway intentionally for a deliberate loss of compression, for a specialty type lob shot say. So it can be useful at times.

It is all about the feel in your hands. You have to educate the Hands.

Thats my take on it anyway.