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Sounds good Terry and 6b . I have read in passing that Tom Tomasello was really teaching hitting using horizontal hinge. Any thoughts on this one?

Homer said that all Hinge Motions can be perform and used by either stroke. Hinge MOTIONS are a function of rhythm and ROLL of the Arms. Hinge ACTIONS are Hand manipulations- being vertical to the corresponding plane - the Wall, Floor or Incline plane. Hand position determines clubface impact through the ball, since rhythm is a Basic Essential, 2-A-3. Impact through Ball is "Zone Three"- Ball Control. So regardless of stroke pattern, the Roll of the arms and vertical angle of the hands can be achieved. Some patterns work better with certain rhythms, that's all. It has been said the Bobby Clampett use Angled Hinging as a Swinger. 90% of slicers do the same thing (but w/o the talent). His use of angled Hinge didn't make him a Hitter.