[Daryl]

"Keeping them separate is especially important for Swingers to Hinge through Impact and not Swivel through Impact".


Thank you for the answer Daryl but I am having trouble with the statement above. I am having trouble telling the difference between hinge and swivel.
I thought swivel takes place after the follow through? How can I swivel through impact if it doesn't start until after the follow through? As you can see I am a little confused. The problem I have is with HINGE and where it takes place.

Jerry,

You are referring to the "Finish Swivel". Both Hitters and Swingers "Finish Swivel". There is also a Start-up Swivel and Pre-Impact Swivel for Swingers only.

The Swivel is a completely different Concept than Hinging.

SWIVEL:

After start-up, when the club shaft is parallel to the ground and parallel to the base line of the Inclined Plane, take a look at your club face. If the Clubface is vertical to the ground, then you have not swiveled. If it's almost laying On-Plane, then you have Swiveled. It's a "Hand Motion".

The three Basic Wrist Motions can be classified as:
4-A. Horizontal Bend and Arch (Clubshaft) Grip Motion
4-B. Perpendicular Cock and Uncock (Clubhead) Wrist Motion
4-C. Rotational Turn and Roll (Clubface) Hand Motion

Hinging is the motion alignment of the Clubface through Impact. Horizontal, Angled or Vertical.

2-G HINGE MOTION Direction Control (2-D) means Clubface alignment control. The Clubface can make three motions through Impact – Hood, Close, and Lay-Back. “Hooding the Clubface” normally, can only reduce the Clubface Angle so only the Putter can actually be Hooded to any advantage (2-B, 2-C-4). Of the two remaining, we can use one or the other or both. That is “Closing” without “Lay-back.” (10-10-D) “Lay-back” without “Closing” (10-10-E) and simultaneous “Closing” and “Lay-back” (10-10-C).

Your Clubface should be Vertical to the ground when entering the HINGE interval of Impact. So,,,you need to Swivel before Impact, then Hinge through Impact. Then, after follow-through, you will swivel again for the finish.

Videos of Yoda demonstrating the "Finish Swivel" has you focus on the Finish Swivel. If you Focus on the Finish Swivel (and preparing to finish swivel) then most everything else will fall into place.

I substitute "Grip Motion" for "Hand motion" swivel because it's easier for me.

So, Swiveling is the Clubface Alignment to the Inclined Plane and is a Hand Motion. The Clubface is Rotated to lie on the Plane going Back, square (Perpendicular, vertical) for Impact, and once again rotated to lie on Plane after the Follow-through ... "Finish swivel". Hinging is the Motion Alignment through the Impact Interval.