2-6-09:
Took a few swings.
Felt weary this morning after arriving from the gym, muscles still tired.
Tried again after drinking my cappuccino - a little better.

I've found it helps to try to feel the motion while taking some throwing swings w/o the club.
I'm still trying to zero in on the difference between the 2 motions.

The Throwing Swing seems to start somewhere between my thighs and mid-section. Kind of reminds my of a swing I used to do just after college where I would start my swing by snapping my hips, opening them up so they faced the target. Might experiment with this - but - the TS is more flowing, and more toward the target.

Also, still working on my left arm.
In most sports some of your power comes from straightening out your bent arm (tennis serve, throwing, chopping wood to name a few), but for whatever reason golf does not seem to work that way.

I've always thought that the straight left arm had more to do with making your swing repeatable than generating power, but maybe that's not the case.

I noticed today that the first couple of times I tried to keep my left arm perfectly straight I felt my wrists snap or release at the contact point.

I have been trying to pay attention to my hands but until this morning haven't had much success. I've been concerned that although my swing is starting to feel pretty good that I'm still not releasing - which means I still might be slicing if I was actually hitting a ball.

I'll have to investigate the straight left arm - wrist snap connection next time I swing.

Also, no matter what else I'm working on, I need to be aware of my head - is it still?