the less I seem to know. The current state of my opinion
regarding retention and release is best defined as surrender.
Consider this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj_GVe61LZo&NR=1
suggest turning the sound OFF.
The young Ben seems to be honed in on a force which does not
want to let go of his clubhead and he seems to be pulling
against it hell bent for leather until he finally overcomes
it late in his downswing.
Now, I can arrive to a point late in my downswing with the
angle retained but there is no force resisting me and my
release is a weak flounce.
Currently my theories on the matter are revolving around a
realization that extremely similar coaching strategies can
produce a Roger Clemens on the one hand and a Greg Maddux on
the other. A Tom Watson and a Fred Funk.
In watching the video referenced above I am mindful that there are physical positions
involved that I couldn't attain without severe injury.
I also am considering that there are individuals who can throw a baseball
95 mph but couldn't run 100 yds in 15 seconds. Some can hit a
baseball out of a stadium and can't reliably catch a fly ball.
I marvel at golfers who could bench 300 lbs and can't drive 200 yds.
On a personal level it is a little frustrating since I can remember
my distant youth when I was a power pitcher and could punt a football
prodigious distances. Yet my drives max out around 220. I realize too
that while I had a great arm and leg I was a mere singles hitter.
So maybe it is a matter of individual physiological makeup and there is
nothing to be done for it beyond a certain point. I wish I could feel
that force that the young Ben was battling. It must have been a rush.
