If Yoda lived 4-6 hrs away from me, soon or later he would have a restraining order issued against me. LOL. 8) :mrgreen: :D :-$ \:D/

Re: Jim, buy the book
 

Because i already know what i need to be a great golfer:

1) a flat left wrist
2) trace a straight plane line
3) have lag pressure....

Anything else that doesn't come up is a lack of one of the above. And then is when i need "help" and i seek it out.

I think if more people just sole focused on the 3 above and not all the finite details, they too would be better golfers.

True you need a hinge action...but if you are swinging, horizontal hinging will occur for you ;)

Either stroke can use any of the three Hinge Actions. Each of the three Hinge Actions represent a valid Clubface Control. Each has its own distinct Rhythm (2-G). Controlling the clubface controls the ball- controlling the ball controls the game. The beauty of being a MachineHead.

One might give up control with a Driver and ALLOW CF to produce a Horizontal Hinge Motion. Same golfer may later adjust ball position with a midiron and SWING applying a Angular Hinge Action to hit a long high fade onto the green. Perhaps a Vertical Hinge Motion with an open lob wedge to a short pin.


Knowing Hinges can be beautiful- :D

And easily learned on the lesson tee.

lol...you guys are cracking me up. I know these things, i can perform all 3 hinges without issue.

However in my experience with REAL golfers (not people on this site who tend to be better ones)

If i can get them to even come CLOSE to the 3 things i listed, i've won a friend and a golfer for life

Just a note on a great use for a Vertical Hinge. In SE PA, we have a lot of formula courses. The greens are elevated, "inverted dishes" with some ridges, surrounded by +/- 3 inch rough. If you are off the green you're not in jail, but you have to think about the shot.

For the chip, Horizontal Hinging isn't going to pop it high enough and you have to deal with more grass. An Angled Hinge might get it up enough, but you have to contend with the roll across a ridge.

The patent shot is an open cut lob, which for myself and my fellow foursome midcappers, is something we shouldn't be fooling with as a staple of our golf diet.

I found if you chip using a Vertical Hinge you can pop the "Flying Dud". Clubface square to the pin, put a firm Push Stroke (make sure it's On-line) down on the ball. It pops up in the air and lands dead, with just a bit of roll. So far, it seems very tolerant of imprecision


Some of the fun is that my partners can't figure out how I'm doing it. I have demoed it right in front of them. But all they noticed was the extending elbow from the Push action. They didn't notice the roll on the backstroke to set the clubface. :) ........ Well, they told me they didn't want to hear anymore talk about LBG/TGM, so I just showed them without explaining it. :)

As always, credit goes to Yoda who explained the Hinge and its relationship/reaction with the ball around the green.

Charlie

The Theodan Flop
 

Move over, Fosbury http://www.muhs.acsu.k12.vt.us/physi...osburyflop.htm ...

We now have The Theodan Flop!