I'm a hitter that uses Angled Hinging. I'm curious as to if there are certain shots that using Horizontal Hinging with my hitter pattern would be beneficial?
I'm a hitter that uses Angled Hinging. I'm curious as to if there are certain shots that using Horizontal Hinging with my hitter pattern would be beneficial?
3JACK
Your Hitting Drive-Out of Muscular Thrust automatically produces Angled Hinge Action as a result of the forces generated by the physics of Angular Motion (2-K). Using Horizontal Hinge Action would require you to overide that action, a deliberate mechanical manipulation. So, IHMO, there is no benefit. But, if you can handle it...have at it.
I experimented with it today and found it to be somewhat useful when I *have* to hit a draw or a hook, like a shot around some trees. I could use it occasionally with the driver if I had to avoid going right, but I could only do that when I moved the ball forward in my stance.
I'm a little rusty, but moving the ball forward in your stance will only produce a hook if you are swinging. As a hitter, moving the ball back will help hook or draw the ball. Perhaps a return to basic motion and practicing wrist roll will help educate your hands.
I experimented with it today and found it to be somewhat useful when I *have* to hit a draw or a hook, like a shot around some trees. I could use it occasionally with the driver if I had to avoid going right, but I could only do that when I moved the ball forward in my stance.
Thanks for the info. 3JACK
What are you doing behind a tree in the first place?
Hitters Hook is a fairly straight forward and simple Procedure. But, if you got the bug to Horizontal Hinge, then try 10-2-D. The Left Wrist will Bend and Cock as the Right Wrist remains Level and Bent. Play the Ball in your normal location. Simultaneous Release with a Horizontal Hinge.
I don't know if it'll work, but I think it's all anyone can do.
I'm a hitter that uses Angled Hinging. I'm curious as to if there are certain shots that using Horizontal Hinging with my hitter pattern would be beneficial?
3JACK
How bout running chips and pitches? Although you could accomplish much the same thing by changing clubs or ball position while still using angled. Hinge Action is such a great thing to practice in Basic and Acquired. The lower powered shots making it easier to over ride the natural Angled Hinging Hitting produces. Hitting sand shots with Vertical Hinge Action has taken me to a sand shot valhalla.
Im thinking your hooks are more over Swivel than Hinge Action.
How bout running chips and pitches? Although you could accomplish much the same thing by changing clubs or ball position while still using angled. Hinge Action is such a great thing to practice in Basic and Acquired. The lower powered shots making it easier to over ride the natural Angled Hinging Hitting produces. Hitting sand shots with Vertical Hinge Action has taken me to a sand shot valhalla.
Im thinking your hooks are more over Swivel than Hinge Action.
I don't use much horizontal anymore. I basically use it now when I have a lie that tends to cause a left-to-right flight (ball below the feet, downhill lie) and when I cannot afford to go right. So I use that and it usually does a good job of keeping my away from the right side. North Georgia has a ton of those shots, probably just hit 4 of them today.
Yes the left wrist rolls while staying aligned in a perpendicular to the Horizontal plane manner. While fighting the physics of hitting, it can be done. Easier to do with Punch Elbow than Push. Is this switting? I dunno but I do recommend learning to Hit and Swing in Basic and Acquired, your machine will love it.
Assuming one accumulator, Hitting chipping, with the right elbow in a Punch position say, Horizontal Hinging is clearly fighting the physics of the right arm thrust as the perpendicular to the horizontal plane (the ground) roll of the left hand requires the right elbow to move from a more Pitch like to Punch or Push position. In other words the left hand has to move the right elbow around in swinger like fashion, an over riding of the Hitters simple pure right arm thrust.
It will provide more roll to a chip shot but approach swinging, I suppose. You could also argue that the Hitter could accomplish much the same sort of shot with out fighting the physics of hitting by; de lofting the clubface at address (ball further back in stance), pointing the plane line to the right (an in to out, hook stroke), merely hitting the chip a little harder or simply taking less club.
This sort of thing is great to practice in Basic and Acquired and translates directly into the longer shots. Yoda would probably say something like: "Control the left wrist and you control the ball. Control the ball and you control the game."
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