When a Weakness Becomes a Weapon - Part II

[gmbtempe]

When I came to him, I had a very strong grip and was getting very shut at the top of the swing. I would then practically vertical hinge in order to get the face to square at impact.


3JACK

Richie,

Does this go to what we discussed at BM's forum? The grip and shut face is almost cause you (me per my last swing sequence) to flip to get the vertical hinge to not hit the ball?

I guess the one thing for me is I have never hit the ball high.

[Richie3Jack]

Richie,

Does this go to what we discussed at BM's forum? The grip and shut face is almost cause you (me per my last swing sequence) to flip to get the vertical hinge to not hit the ball?

I guess the one thing for me is I have never hit the ball high.

I had a closed face from a very strong grip, opened it up square (or at least tried to) and vertically hinged the club. That helped me hit the ball so high. The other problem is that if I opened the club too much, I'd lose shots right and if I didn't open it up enough, I would lose shots left. Homer didn't like vertical hinging on long shots.

I used to use the 'rope pulling' technique but I couldn't stop from pulling too much with my arms and not enough with the pivot. Went to hitting and it immediately made sense to me.

I think once you get down lag pressure and the pressure points and max them out at or after impact you'll start see your swing soar. Part of that will consist learning how to start down properly.



3JACK


3JACK

[gmbtempe]

I had a closed face from a very strong grip, opened it up square (or at least tried to) and vertically hinged the club. That helped me hit the ball so high. The other problem is that if I opened the club too much, I'd lose shots right and if I didn't open it up enough, I would lose shots left. Homer didn't like vertical hinging on long shots.

I used to use the 'rope pulling' technique but I couldn't stop from pulling too much with my arms and not enough with the pivot. Went to hitting and it immediately made sense to me.

I think once you get down lag pressure and the pressure points and max them out at or after impact you'll start see your swing soar. Part of that will consist learning how to start down properly.



3JACK


3JACK

Hope you don't get upset over this thread jack but...

I went back to the range, only swing thought is getting my pivot back to where it was and toss, plant, swat the ball and I am hitting the shit out it.

Now I am still vertical hinging, how do I know? Well before understanding the swing components like I do know, combined with an understanding of the D plane I know that when the ball hooks why that is happening, so I correct the club face. But now with a correct clubface to path alignment the ball is going sky high, never hit it this high before, I would say I am carrying 7 irons 170+ but the height is just unreal. I think after I get comfortable with the face relation being much more open to my old smother hook that my hands are going to start holding that wedge better because before doing that was a detriment to my swing.

I need to invest in a Taly