[12 piece bucket]

I would note that in the text:

"At the top of the Backstroke – even at End (10-21-C) – mental construct a line form the #3 Pressure Point to the Aiming Point."

he specifically says "top", not "Top", which makes me think the mental straight line construction AND the thrust is at the top, even if it's the End, and not the Top. After all, you hardly have time to mentally construct anything once the DS is under way. Also, thrusting from the End would deflect the straight line effort to start from the Top automatically.

HOWEVER, you are absolutely right about plane shifts and the Aiming Point, because of the text on pg 202, in 10-23-B. Angled Line:

"From the Top-of-the-Straight-Line hand position the Hands take a nearly vertical path to the Plane of the Elbow Angle before they start their drive directly at and through the Aiming Point (2-J-3)."

I can't explain this apparent contradiction.

....if your procedure is based on a derived delivery line/arc/angle of approach...or .... straight up plane line....the aiming point is contained in the inherent geometry of your selected procedure...it can the ball, forward or aft of the ball with the aiming point and ball both lying on the selected geometric procedure line arc whatever procedure you pick....your "straight line" feel may be different for an arc of approach procedure than linear delivery...your feel may be more rounded if you are swinging on a flatter plane ....different for wheel rim vs. wheel spoke....if you are hitting on an elbow plane vs a TSP...your thrust may emanate from a different point on your torso....the right shoulder is a dual agent....but is it the "point of the shoulder" or your torso? For example on the elbow plane hitting ...your gonna likely feel the force emanate from lower in your rib cage...where as with the TSP hitting procedure you'll likely feel the force emanate from the backstop more up in your right pectoral area.... basically it is YOUR procedure and YOUR feel...YOUR aiming point...place it where it works for you....if you don't dig it ...ditch it...

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