I've discovered 12-1-0 and going through that checklist of preferred steps, I'm finally starting to understand what this swing requires my body to do to be more efficient and powerful.
I can understand most of the components but I've gotten stuck on component # 10.
I've taken the liberty to boldface the parts I don't understand, which is pretty much the whole thing - sorry.
10-10-C. Angled Hinge Action: This simultaneous "Closing and Layback" procedure holds the Flat Left Wrist vertical to the Inclined Plane (2-D, 2-G).
I understand (I think) what the angled hinge action is but why is it described as closing and layback. I think the closing part means that the clubface should be closing down through impact. Forgive my lack of golf terminology but what is meant by laying back.
This is identical to the paddle-Wheel motion of the straightening Right Arm but is a superior prodedure (1-F).
Okay, so it is an identical motion of the right arm straightening, I got that motion kind of down - what is the difference then?
It greatly simplifies Hitting (10-19-A).
How does this simplify? It seems to me that the simpliest hitting method would be to drive down and out through the ball by a straightening of the right arm. Of course, I realize that if I do this with no regard to the clubface that the shot pattern will be erratic at best. Should it say that "it greatly improves hitting?" I'm confused by this statement.
Its Slice tendency must be compensated per 2-J-1.
I'm like most hitters in that when I move the ball too far forward in my stance, it produces a fade and if I move it too far back, it produces a draw. So the question here is - assuming the ball is in it's normal position and I have a square-square alignment, why would the shot have a tendency to slice if the clubface is closing down through impact? It seems it would produce a hook tendency if anything, especially with longer clubs as 2-J-1 says that longer shots the clubface must be set up more and more closed.
Layback means the Clubface loft is increasing, just like normal swinging door rotated 90 degrees.
Vertical Hinging has Layback Clubface Motion only. Horizontal Hinging has no Layback, but Closing Clubface Motion only. So Angled Hinging has simultaneous Layback and Closing.
So if layback means the effective club loft is increasing and the only real way to increase loft while having a bent right wrist is to play the ball slightly forward of normal, this may explain the motion's tendency to slice.
So if layback means the effective club loft is increasing and the only real way to increase loft while having a bent right wrist is to play the ball slightly forward of normal, this may explain the motion's tendency to slice.
Hmmm
It is the uncentered Clubface Motion of Angled Hinging that causes the Slicing tendency. This uncentered motion causes the Clubface to go from Closed to Open relative to the Clubhead line of flight.
It is the uncentered Clubface Motion of Angled Hinging that causes the Slicing tendency. This uncentered motion causes the Clubface to go from Closed to Open relative to the Clubhead line of flight.
How can the clubface be going from closed to open if it is to be both laid back and closing? If it is closing, then it has to start from an open position. The paddleboat reference that Homer refers to would also suggest a closing of the clubface as it gets closer to impact.
I guess it would be possible to do if the ball position was further back than normal in the stance not giving the clubface time to close all the way before impact but there would be no way to lay the club back and add loft to the shot from that position.
How can the clubface be going from closed to open if it is to be both laid back and closing? If it is closing, then it has to start from an open position. The paddleboat reference that Homer refers to would also suggest a closing of the clubface as it gets closer to impact.
I guess it would be possible to do if the ball position was further back than normal in the stance not giving the clubface time to close all the way before impact but there would be no way to lay the club back and add loft to the shot from that position.
The Clubface does Close relative to the Plane Line.
But I said relative to the Clubhead Line of Flight.
It seems it would produce a hook tendency if anything, especially with longer clubs as 2-J-1 says that longer shots the clubface must be set up more and more closed.
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