[Daryl]

Videos of Ben Hogan demonstrating the Back and Forth motion as each of his elbows bend through Release, belies the fact that the Horizontal Hinge was part of his overall Swing. Hogans Left Hand Thumb position lends credible evidence of his Horizontal Hinge.

Hogan placed his Thumb on-top of the Grip. So, by following the motion of his Thumb, we can better understand the Alignment of his Flat Left Wrist through Impact.

In the above illustration, pictures #1&2 show his Thumb to be On Plane during Release. Picture #3 is midway of his Sequenced Release Roll. Picture #4 is inches before Impact and his Left Thumb is On Top and above the Grip and His Left Wrist is Vertical to the Ground (the Ground, in this case, is the "Associated Horizontal Plane").

Pictures #5 illustrates that his Left Thumb remains "above" his Clubs Grip through Impact and Follow-Through. This corrects the misinterpretation that Hogan continuously Swiveled his Left Wrist through Impact as his video demonstrations leads one to interpret. Hogans Left Wrist remains Perpendicular to the Horizontal Plane at least until Both Arms Straight at the End of Follow-Through. That defines the "Horizontal Hinge".

Questions remain. Because he entered the Release area with a Bent Left Wrist, "Did he purposefully Arch his Left Wrist" to prevent a continuous Roll which thereby allowed the Horizontal Hinge?



(High Resolution scan from "Five Lessons", page 102)