What controls the hinges?

[bcoak]

DO you control your hinge thru the left wrist of via the left shoulder?

 

[RicoSuave05]

isn´t it the forearms ?
wrist: beding, arching, cocking, uncocking
so impact hands with flat left wrist means that the forearms are the rotaing component, isn´t it ?

 

[Burner]

Left hand controls the clubface and the clubface is the "hinge".
Hold a club in your left hand, soled on the carpet, and rotate the clubface as if it were a door openning and closing. You will soon get the feeling for the motion involved.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

The left hand controls the clubface but it is really your mind that controls the hinges. You have to KNOW how they work and understand it and then you can perform them. For some it is a fast learning curve and for others it is not.

Horizontal is the hardest to get "right" imo

 

[bray]

quote:Originally posted by RicoSuave05

isn´t it the forearms ?
wrist: beding, arching, cocking, uncocking
so impact hands with flat left wrist means that the forearms are the rotaing component, isn´t it ?

The forearms are from the elbow down, Hinge action is the whole left arm and club. If you rotate just the forearms, you could be doing a swivel in place of hinge action.

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B-Ray

 

[oztrainee]

quote:Originally posted by jim_0068

The left hand controls the clubface but it is really your mind that controls the hinges. You have to KNOW how they work and understand it and then you can perform them. For some it is a fast learning curve and for others it is not.

Horizontal is the hardest to get "right" imo

Jim,this is a good one... THE MIND CONTROL the hinges... IMO..Actually, you can do it with either hand...as you are so right, is the mind controls it.