[Mathew]

There a basic set of criteria which generally are defined by homer to be characteristics of hitters yet there have been cases where somebody does not fit this criteria. For example kenny perry is considered to be a hitter yet he bends his left arm and goes to parallel with the club. Also I have no doubts he can horizontal hinge and draw the ball if he wants.

Thus what physical limitations geometric or otherwise make angled hinging a requirement for hitting versus horizontal. Why can't you take the club all the way back if you need the time for change of direction etc.

Are we just getting a defintion that arbitrally homer defined for hitting or like anything else there are the desirables patterns and the anomolies which work better to certain indivuals.

Dave

Basically the reason for angled hinging is very much in the participation of the right arm - no.1 accumulator. If your doing it right, the driving right arm automatically tends the hitting procedure towards angled hinging.

Whilst hinge action and how you create angular motion (hitting and swinging) are infact seperate entities. The paddlewheel motion of the right arm tends the hitting procedure towards angled hinging yet the reliance on centrifugal force tends the swinging procedure towards horizontal hinging. Its all to do with the participation of the right arm during the stroke - active or passive. If it is active you are hitting, passive swinging.