Homer seemed to like the elbow plane in the 3rd edition, right? I think "flat" through impact quietens the face a bit. A lot of great ball strikers (in this case Miller)saw the merits of a flatter plane through impact (not just the witchdoctors, Daryl!)
Dont get me wrong Okie, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the Elbow Plane once you groove the shift down to it. I was referring to Homers opinion circa 1982 , not sure about his thoughts in the 3rd. Im interested though if you dont mind quoting, sharing.
There were certainly a ton of fine players who shifted down to the elbow plane , Hogan chief amongst them. His shift given his flat backswing was nothing compared to Millers. I dont know who had the biggest shift of all time but I bet it'd be someone from the Seventies given those high hands back then.
I guess theoretically you approach Horizontal Hinging as you shift down closer to the true Horizontal Plane (where you get closing only like a door as opposed to a true Vertical Plane where you get layback only like a pet door). Vice versa for higher planes. Which is a good mechanical Address Fix adjustment for short shots where you want a little built in Vertical Hinge..............just increase the shaft or Plane Angle at Fix by snuggling up closer to the ball.
Here's a thought straight from the Lab ......if you Angle Hinge (given its associated clubhead travel) along the Elbow Plane through Follow Through.......you will have more of a "feel" of "swinging left". In fact, you will have more of "real" as well. Not to be confused with non planar versions of "swinging left" however.
I won a tourny at my local muni last year swinging and shifting down to the elbow plane. Hit 16 greens, my personal best in tournament play. Then went back to a single shift and hitting too. This game is so insane or .......is it me? Next year tennis.
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