It could, but you could also see your weight getting a little behind your intended vertical axis and then pushing past the vertical axis. It can also be seen as UP, DOWN then FORWARD with the down shift - as opposed to UP then DOWN & FORWARD. And then of course you can always have issues with collapsing the frame. But truthfully, it sounds like you're correcting your "settle" timing and that feels slower than a typical "no-settle" or "too little resistance" throw.
I think I understand what you're saying about the shift directions and balance on the vertical axis. Maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I agree that it's less of those issues and more about new feel. HOWEVER, I've been wrong before and will be wrong again in the future. We'll find out when I record again.
In fact, as we've been discussing in couple spots, the pre-backswing move of keeping the disc and shoulders very open seems to help delay that settle timing for me personally, and I am loving the results. It's realistically a change of a hundredth of a second, but what I get is a sensation of an easier reference point of where the momentum is in the frame.
AH! If I'm understanding what you're saying, I think I've recently found something similar. In my backswing, instead of turning back and reaching to out a point, I've started turning back and almost allowing my elbow to be completely loose. The forearm/hand/disc then
fall to the peak of the backswing. Meaning, I'm not straightening my arm, but allowing them to straighten with momentum/gravity and a loose elbow joint. This delays the pull for a split second and allows the appropriate time to settle on the brace.'
To me, this
feels a lot like Simon's backswing
looks, if that makes any sense.
I think SW agrees and promotes this - but having a dynamic system that's in balance is easier to dial into than a tight and precise system. I think once you've totally dialed in your timing, then it's fine to get away from the "free-wheeling" swing, but I'd still argue that GG is the definition of Free-wheeling and PMB is now on the other side of that spectrum.
This is has been more of a struggle than you would expect. From day one I've always had this idea of what an ideal swing is. I like the look of certain moves and the efficiency of motion in guys like McBeth and Gibson. It's hard, but I've gotten a TON better at accepting that as an ineffective way to go about learning. I often find that method makes you focus on results (ie - spin the hips) and not the important stuff (ie - you must fully shift to the brace before they "spin") which is often a lot harder to see in a swing.
I'm now starting to understand how you can slightly "customize" your swing, but only AFTER you've nailed the core feel of the throw down. It often looks/feels a lot messier doing it the right way... at least early on. I'm definitely still in the messy stage, but every time I throw it feels a little bit more effortless/automatic.
I actually just noticed today the shoulder muscles on my back were sore. The same ones that seem to be activated when I do the door frame drill. Usually it's more of my upper arm that gets a little sore when I over do it. This seems to also be a positive sign... I think it indicates I'm powering the throw without the arm trying to muscle its way in.
