The Hinge located at the left shoulder establishes the full and lengthy Primary Lever which is critical for full power shots and the control of same for both swingers and hitters. But you could argue that there are other instances where the hinge is located in another zone for an associated mechanical benefit. Im talking about short shots now, the Minor Basic Strokes.
You could swing from the Hands a Pause Minor Basic Stoke to effect a little soft green side floater cut shot. You could strap a putter to your belly ( though Illegal and not that beneficial ) and use your pivot to effect Single Horizontal putting. Arnie used hands only putting the Peck MInor Basic Stroke. Doesnt the Pause Minor Basic stroke with the Hands as the center of the impact arc suggest a different HInge Location? In the Hands? How about the Paw would it locate the Hinge in the left shoulder or at a place between the shoulders, a more centered location? Wouldnt the Peck Minor Basic Stroke suggest the hinge be located in the Hands? Are there implications to Low Point?
... and you can divide the horizontal hinge between external rotation in left shoulder and pivot rotation. The use of pivot to hinge is also mentioned in the book, btw.
Where I struggle most in all of this is to see where roll & swivel ends and where hinge action begins.
Where I struggle most in all of this is to see where roll & swivel ends and where hinge action begins.
I have found No need for swivel before follow-through an little roll only what is needed to get from flat onplane to vertical and that is completed before the shaft is level and parallel to plane line. I have the face "square" for as early and long as practical. BUT, thats just me because we all have seen many other ways to do it.
On the surface that may not sound correct. But to me, the motion is circular on a flat angled plane, movement on the surface is angular. #2 and #3 release are sequential but not seperate, thereleases will be geometric ie. sinusoidal, #2 will release "more rapidly" early and #3 will start release slowly and max after impact. Just my visualization.
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I have found No need for swivel before follow-through an little roll only what is needed to get from flat onplane to vertical and that is completed before the shaft is level and parallel to plane line. I have the face "square" for as early and long as practical. BUT, thats just me because we all have seen many other ways to do it.
hb
Last evening, I tried to marry my Tour Tempo "dah, dah-dah" to my hip thrust Angle Hinge. I RFT'd (1), and let the lag hit PP # 3 and thrust my right hip and PP # 3 (2-3) at the inside aft quadrant of the ball...135-140 yard 9 iron seemed to float forever before landing and falling a little to the right.
I then switched to tracing the Baseline of the Plane with PP # 3. Man, if you do not hit the inside aft quadrant of the ball, it is very hard to control the stroke!
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