Hinge Action Application Video Questions for Hitters?
 

Yoda's latest video got me to thinking about my conversion to hitting. I think I've never really incorporated a finish swivel into my hitting procedure. Too often my feel equates to holding on after the follow through, somewhat like a protracted punch shot. Is the finish swivel the same for hitters (who employ or at least attempt to employ angled hinging? Do you think more about the swivel as a hand action or a forearm action. If the back of the left hand (for right handed golfers) swivels on to the plane in the through stroke, maybe this is the forearm rotation I seldom have been feeling or incorporating.

hitting with a swivel
 

I find the swivel to be incredibly important in teaching both Swinging and Hitting. But, let's stick to Hitting for a minute. (my personal favorite)

This takes a little assembling of the TGM puzzle, but I think it strictly follows the book (as I hope to always do). In 4-D-0, it says that "all players must "Swivel"- actually rotate their Wrists- into the "parallel to the Plane" position for the Finish (8-12) after the Followthrough."

With this in mind, what plane are we using? Per 6-H-0, if you choose to use the Angle of Approach, you're changing from 10-5-A (recommended in the basic pattern for hitting) to 10-5-E. This is the new plane for the hitter moving through the same two points (impact and low point) on a visually straight line.

Now, if we assume that we must comply with 1-L #5, #6, & #9, then the (inside-out) 10-5-E plane starts to look a little steep and deep. And, the difference in the clubhead orbit (10-5-A versus 10-5-E) can be substantial.

My whole point in bringing you through this maze is to make a case for a different look in a swivel. If we adhere to the geometry of these very different applications, the swivel must have a different look ("parallel to plane"). That being said, for every hundred Hitters that I see with not enough Swivel, I might find one with too much. I find many that are trying to Hit are borderline, vertical hinging with no finish swivel.