Hello KFC Saguto enthusiasts! Is there a range of acceptable positions for the lead arm? I’m asking due to some confusion after watching 3.2 Stop: Train the Lead Arm Position. As you can see Tom’s lead arm is quite below the shoulder line and his hands are below the mid-bicep. Yet at 1:18 he states ‘ this is the backswing.’ This position I feel I can obtain. However it appears to me that the only way to get the lead arm at or just below the shoulder line is to lift the arm which Tom specifically states we are not to do. Clarification would be great! And yes, I’ve seen other videos/pics where Tom’s lead arm is at his shoulder line, thus the confusion. Help please!
@Vinsk - Your videos came through fine.
There's a lot of valuable and helpful insight being offered here by your fellow members. I just want to caution you not allow yourself to get overloaded with mechanical thoughts. Remember - the V1 Analysis lesson plan includes my recommendations to help you overcome the present-day challenges and get you to the next level. The learning process is necessarily incremental because there are ghosts of swings past that need to be neutralized and ultimately - through appropriate drill work - eradicated. Then we move forward. Permit yourself the time to build a solid foundation. We have to tear down the old house before we erect a new one in its place. The vast majority of us - myself included - have to do it this way, and we are all better for it in the long run.