Usage and percentage of hinges

[Irish Maverick]

Wondering about the type of shots requiring the 3 different hinges - and approximately what % of overall shots are hit with each hinge? Thanks.

[bray]

Irish Maverick,

It depends on the player.

I would reccommend practicing all three hinges in your basic and acquired motion.

You will find that one of the three hinges is easiest for you to reproduce (for me it's angled). That is your base hinge action, you must then recognize the different feels that the other two hinge actions produce. This is learning feel from mechanics as Homer reccommended.

Build your motion up from Basic to Acquired to Total using the three Hinges and discover what works best for you.

It may be that you hit most of your short game shots (basic and acquired) with angled or vertical hinges, and your full swing shots with angled only like I do. Or you may use a lot of horizontal in short game and full swing (I believe Jeff Hull does this).

The key is The Golfing Machine is flexible you can do whatever works for you. Once you understand the Geometry of the Flying Wedges and how they produce the three hinge motions. There are no percentages. Percentages limit the playability of the system. Now go practice and enjoy....Your Golfing Machine.

Sorting Through the Instructor's Textbook.

B-Ray

[Daryl]

I think everyone has gone to Angled Hinging with a Simultaneous Release. Pound it off the Tee then baby it onto the green.

[Irish Maverick]

Thanks Bray and Daryl - If I am getting it right ... I find that horizontal would be inclined to pull the ball right a bit ...and that there is not a lot of difference between vertical and angled ... I am practicing with a lob wedge only ... what club is recommended for practicing basic?

[bray]

Irish Maverick,

Pull Right?

Are you a left handed player?

With a straight plane line no matter what hinge action you choose the ball will start straight.

Hinge Action can have an affect on the ball's trajectory, spin, and curve.

Horizontal Hinge Action basic motions tend toward draws (lower ball flight less spin)

Vertical Hinge Action basic motions tend toward cuts (higher ball flight more spin)

An Angled Hinge can be any Hinge between Horizontal and Vertical, but the idea is to have clubface and leading edge at a perfect angle or split between Horizontal and Vertical. If your angled hinge fall's closer to vertical than you will see little difference in the ball flights. You may want to spend more time practicing horizontal and making your Angled Hinge "feel" a little closer to horizontal so you see more of a difference in ball flight between the three hinge motions.

Make sure you master the motions in basic then go to acquired.

Sorting Through the Golf Nut's Catalog.

B-Ray

[Irish Maverick]

Thanks Bray - I am right-handed ... so the Horizontal closes the clubface and tends to go a bit right ... but I think I know what you mean re. plane line ... the plane line you are referring to is in fact what I consider as the ball to target line - right?

I always considered the plane line as the line of the club going back and up - like Hogan's pane of glass image.

And I appreciate your point that I probably need to get Angled a little closer to Horizontal. Thanks again.

[bray]

Irish Maverick,

The plane line is the base of the plane. It is where Hogans plane of glass would touch the ground creating a straight line. If you have a square set up and you are trying to hit the ball straight at the intended target then
plane line and target line are the same.

Also, Horizontal Hinge-closes the clubface the most so if anything the ball should miss left.

Sorting Through the Duffer's Bible.

B-Ray

[Irish Maverick]

Sorry Bray - don't what I was thinking about ... yes, ball went a little left - not right with horizontal ... but nothing too serious ... got the idea now, so off to practice.