LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - Horizontal Hinging Basics Thread: Horizontal Hinging Basics View Single Post #26 09-28-2006, 10:37 PM ldeit LBG Pro Contributor Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Dimas, CA Posts: 73 Lynn, In post #19 you gave the following explanation: On the Flatter Plane Angles, Angled Hinging approaches Horizontal Hinging. Hence your ability to produce Horizontal Hinging with the Feel of 'No Roll.' On the Steeper Plane Angles, Angled Hinging approaches Vertical Hinging. Hence the necessity for a more pronounced 'Roll' Feel to produce the Horizontal Hinge Action. __________________ Yoda This idea may be way “outside the box” but some 6 months ago I thought of the following explanation for why slicing is so common among golfers. Here goes, Lie angles of golf clubs are measured from the horizontal up to the clubshaft. The range is approximately from 64* to 56*. Since an angled hinge has layback and closing, a 45* angle would be half layback and half closing. Since the lie angle of golf clubs is greater than 45*, the tendency would be to under-roll the clubface (toward vertical hinging as you stated above) if you are feeling no-roll. Hence, this could be a simple explanation for why slicing is such a problem for golfers as they are attempting a no-roll feel when they should have some feel of roll to close the clubface because of the angle of the clubshaft. Lee ldeit View Public Profile Send a private message to ldeit Find all posts by ldeit