[innercityteacher]

Maybe it is because I'm a computer teacher and I work really hard to make abstract ideas concrete, but I am confused by the significance of the vertical hinge.

On one hand, Yoda says 'Throw it down and you'll like the effect on your shots'.


Then we have Daryl, a seemingly good dude saying:

I think that you are saying, that you discovered, that an accentuated Hip Slide causes you to create a more Downward Swing motion and that it causes a more downward throw-out of the Clubhead when the Left Wrist Uncocks.

If you'll pardon the analogy, I think that you and Yoda are in the same "Chapter" but not on the same "Page.

You're mistaking his video as a "Directive" to find a way of creating a Downward Blow. That's the first Mistake. The second mistake is thinking that the Pivot controls the Hands.

Then we have 12 Piece, another honorable, well, genuinely insightful golfer, saying:

f you want that ball to start right of the target and draw back to it . . . you better get the face OPEN more.

I'd suggest leaving that supination alone . . . work on your pivot and learn how the left wrist works. THE LEFT WRIST WORKS IN A HAMMERING MOTION . . . IF YOU ARCH . . . YOU CAN'T HAMMER. Isolate your left wrist . . . lift the clubhead up by cocking your left wrist in a vertical plane like you were going to hammer a nail into the ground vertically. That's how your left wrist works . . . that is the left forearm flying wedge . . . note if your grip is turned you will hammer and your wrist will bend and cock to keep the shaft in line with the left arm . . . that is RHYTHM . . . if you are UNCOCKING there is NO IMPETUS TO FLIP . . . YOU DON"T NEED THAT ARCHY STUFF.

Another thing is learn to pivot with proper geometry . . . don't move your head around . . . make sure that your left shoulder is far enough forward that you don't have to do some whacky stuff to get low point infront of the ball. If you are pivoting in a way that you can sustain the pivot lag and get your rotation going . .. you won't throw the club away . . . tie that in with an understanding of how the left wrist works (left arm flying wedge with it's rhythm . . .) you won't need to worry about that supination stuff.

Hogan may have done that supination stuff . . . but the bottom line is his pivot was so dynamic and he swung so much on plane that all that stuff happened . . . do you think with all that accumulator lag he was trying to hold on to the lag? HECK NO!!! He set a lot of angle . . . AND HE RELEASED IT . . . SLUNG IT DOWN OUT AND FORWARD AND THEN QUICKLY BACK UP AND IN ON PLANE . . . NO HANGING ON . . . that club was RIPPING DOWN PLANE AND BACK U

Leading me to the conclusion that the Vertical left hand is a way cool piece to the golfing puzzle useful for weddings, bat-mitzvahs, and all golfing contests. But, should I sling that wrist down like a madman or sort of "just know it's there?"